ALL meanings of cochineal
coch·i·neal
C c - uncountable noun cochineal Cochineal is a red substance that is used for colouring food. 3
- noun cochineal a Mexican homopterous insect, Dactylopius coccus, that feeds on cacti 3
- noun cochineal a crimson substance obtained from the crushed bodies of these insects, used for colouring food and for dyeing 3
- noun cochineal the colour of this dye 3
- noun cochineal (as adjective) 3
- noun cochineal a red dye made from the dried bodies of female cochineal insects: used, esp. formerly, in coloring foods, cosmetics, etc. 3
- noun cochineal A scarlet dye used chiefly for coloring food. 1
- noun cochineal carmine, red dye obtained from insects 1
- noun cochineal insect from which red dye is derived 1
- adjective cochineal carmine, vivid red 1
- noun cochineal a red dye prepared from the dried bodies of the females of the cochineal insect, Dactylopius coccus, which lives on cactuses of Mexico, Central America, and other warm regions. 1
- noun cochineal A species of insect (Dactylopius coccus). 0
- noun cochineal A vivid red dye made from the bodies of cochineal insects. 0
- noun cochineal A vivid red color produced from dye made from the bodies of cochineal insects. 0
- adjective cochineal Possessing a vivid red color, as produced from dying with cochineal. 0