cochineal : Idioms & Phrases

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cochineal fig

Coch"i*neal fig
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A plant of Central and Southern Anerica, of the Cactus familly, extensively cultivated for the sake of the cochineal insect, which lives on it.
Webster 1913

cochineal insect

  • noun Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye
    Dactylopius coccus; cochineal.
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