cochineal
1. a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects • Hypernyms: dye, dyestuff 2. Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye • Syn: cochineal insect, Dactylopius coccus • Hypernyms: scale insect • Member Holonyms: Dactylopius, genus Dactylopius
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