| 单词 | cochineal |
| 释义 | cochineal (once / 12211 pages) n WORD FAMILY cochineal: cochineals USAGE EXAMPLESIt is a carmine lake, or cochineal, pigment. BBC(Feb 14, 2016) Traditional red dyes for the flocked bedroom wallpaper have been formulated out of crushed cochineal insects. New York Times(Jun 25, 2015) Splashes of red and yellow colouring were added with the help of cochineal and saffron. BBC(Dec 24, 2014) 1n Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye Syn|Hyper Dactylopius coccus, cochineal insect scale insect small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering 2n a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects Hyper dye, dyestuff a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair |
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