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noun - a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects
noun - Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti
A red dye made of the dried and pulverized bodies of female cochineal insects.
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| a scarlet dye used for colouring food, made from the crushed dried bodies of a female scale insect. |
| a bright red substance used to make food red in colour, made from a type of small South American insect |
| A red dye made of the dried and pulverized bodies of female cochineal insects. It is used as a biological stain and as an indicator in acid-base titrations. |
| A vivid red. |
| A scarlet dye used for colouring food, made from the crushed dried bodies of a female scale insect. |
| The scale insect that is used for cochineal, native to Mexico and formerly cultivated on cacti. |
| a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects |
| Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti the source of a red dye |
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The cochineal ( KOTCH-ih-NEEL, KOTCH-ih-neel; Dactylopius coccus) is a scale insect in the suborder Sternorrhyncha, from which the natural dye carmine is derived. A primarily sessile parasite native to tropical and subtropical South America as well as Mexico and the Southwest United States, this insect lives on cacti in the genus Opuntia, feeding on plant moisture and nutrients. These insects are found on the pads of prickly pear cacti, then are brushed off and dried. * The insect produces carminic acid that deters predation by other insects. Carminic acid, typically 17-24% of dried insects' weight, can be extracted from the body and eggs, then mixed with aluminium or calcium salts to make carmine dye, also known as cochineal. Today, carmine is primarily used as a colorant in food and in lipstick (E120 or Natural Red 4). * The carmine dye was used in Central America in the 15th century for coloring fabrics and became an important export good during the colonial period. After synthetic pig |