COCHINEAL

Cochineal

The cochineal is a scale insect in the suborder Sternorrhyncha, from which the crimson-coloured dye carmine is derived. A primarily sessile parasite native to tropical and subtropical South America and Mexico, this insect lives on cacti in the genus Opuntia, feeding on plant moisture and nutrients.

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cochineal

Noun

  1. A species of insect ().
  2. A vivid red dye made from the bodies of cochineal insects.


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