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Definition cochineal

Etymology

Borrowed from French cochenille, itself probably from Spanish cochinilla, or from Ancient Greek ???????? (kókkinos, “red tint”), from ?????? (kókkos), from Latin coccus (“berry or grain”) (term applied to Kermes quercus, a scale insect used in the production of red dye)

Noun

cochineal (countable and uncountable, plural cochineals)

1. (entomology) A species of insect (Dactylopius coccus).
2. A vivid red dye made from the bodies of cochineal insects.
3. A vivid red color produced from dye made from the bodies of cochineal insects.

Adjective

cochineal (not comparable)

1. Possessing a vivid red color, as produced from dying with cochineal.

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