cochineal plant
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cochineal-plant — glotnioji opuncija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kaktusinių šeimos dažinis, dekoratyvinis, medieninis, pašarinis augalas (Opuntia cochenillifera), kilęs iš Meksikos. atitikmenys: lot. Opuntia cochenillifera angl. cochineal cactus;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
cochineal cactus — glotnioji opuncija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kaktusinių šeimos dažinis, dekoratyvinis, medieninis, pašarinis augalas (Opuntia cochenillifera), kilęs iš Meksikos. atitikmenys: lot. Opuntia cochenillifera angl. cochineal cactus;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
cochineal nopal cactus — glotnioji opuncija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kaktusinių šeimos dažinis, dekoratyvinis, medieninis, pašarinis augalas (Opuntia cochenillifera), kilęs iš Meksikos. atitikmenys: lot. Opuntia cochenillifera angl. cochineal cactus;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
cochineal fig — noun or cochineal cactus or cochineal plant : a cactus (Nopalea cochinellifera) of Central and So. America that is widely cultivated as food for the cochineal insect … Useful english dictionary
cochineal cactus — noun see cochineal fig * * * a treelike cactus, Nopalea cochenillifera, of Mexico and Central America, that is a principal source of food of the cochineal insect. Also called cochineal plant … Useful english dictionary
cochineal cactus — a treelike cactus, Nopalea cochenillifera, of Mexico and Central America, that is a principal source of food of the cochineal insect. Also called cochineal plant. * * * … Universalium
Cochineal — Female (left) and male (right) Cochineals. Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota … Wikipedia
Cochineal — Coch i*neal (k[o^]ch [i^]*n[=e]l; 277), [Sp. cochinilla, dim. from L. coccineus, coccinus, scarlet, fr. coccum the kermes berry, G. ko kkos berry, especially the kermes insect, used to dye scarlet, as the cochineal was formerly supposed to be the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cochineal fig — Coch i*neal fig, (Bot.) A plant of Central and Southern America, of the Cactus family, extensively cultivated for the sake of the cochineal insect, which lives on it. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cochineal — 1580s, from Fr. cochenille (16c.), perhaps from It. cocciniglia or directly from Mod.L. coccinum scarlet robe, coccineus scarlet colored, from coccum scarlet, lit. grain, berry. Coccum is cognate with Gk. kokkos, which had the same senses. Some… … Etymology dictionary
