- coch|i|neal
- coch|i|neal «KOCH uh NEEL, KOCH uh neel», noun.a bright-red dye made from the dried bodies of the females of a scale insect that lives on cactus plants of tropical America. It is used for making carmine.
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coch — as·coch·y·ta; coch; coch·i·neal; phoe·ni·coch·ro·ite; … English syllables
neal — an·neal·er; coch·i·neal; galv·an·neal; het·er·o·ge·neal; homo·ge·neal; neal; an·neal; … English syllables
cochineal — coch·i·neal … English syllables
cochineal — coch|i|neal [ˌkɔtʃıˈni:l US ˌka: ] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: cochenille, from Old Spanish cochinilla small insect from which cochineal is obtained ] a substance used to give food a red colour … Dictionary of contemporary English
cochineal — coch•i•neal [[t]ˌkɒtʃ əˈnil, ˌkoʊ tʃə , ˈkɒtʃ əˌnil, ˈkoʊ tʃə [/t]] n. a red dye prepared from the dried bodies of the females of the cochineal insect, Dactylopius coccus, which lives on cactuses of warm regions • Etymology: 1575–85; < MF… … From formal English to slang
cochineal — The dried female insects, Coccus cacti, enclosing the young larvae, or the dried female insect, Dactylopius coccus, containing eggs and larvae, from which coccinellin is obtained; used as a red coloring agent and a stain. See carmine. SYN:… … Medical dictionary
Coccus cacti — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
Opuntia cochinellifera — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
