cochineal
Kelime Anlamı :

1. kirm.
2. kırmız.
3. kırmız böceği.
4. kırmız böceği boyası.
5. koşnil.
6. kırmızı boya.
7. kırmızböcek.
8. kirmizi boya.
9. Coccus ilicis.
10. cochineal insect kırmızböceği.
Tanımlar :
1. A red dye made of the dried and pulverized bodies of female cochineal insects. it is used as a biological stain and as an indicator in acid-base titrations.
2. A vivid red.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. A species of insect (Dactylopius coccus).
2. A vivid red dye made from the bodies of cochineal insects.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. A dyestuff consisting of the dried bodies of females of the coccus cacti, an insect native in mexico, central america, etc., and found on several species of cactus, esp. opuntia cochinellifera.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. A dyestuff consisting of the dried bodies of a species of insects, the coccus cacti, found upon several species of opuntia and other Cactaceæ, especially O. tuna, O. Ficus-indica, and Nopalea cochinillifera.
2. the insect which produces the dyestuff known by the same name. see def. 1.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects
2. mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.