Cochineal

  • 71Dactylopius — noun type genus of the Dactylopiidae • Syn: ↑genus Dactylopius • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Dactylopiidae, ↑family Dactylopiidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …

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  • 72coc|cus — «KOK uhs», noun, plural ci. 1. a bacterial cell shaped like a sphere. 2. Botany. a part of a compound pistil; carpel. 3. = cochineal. (Cf. ↑cochineal) ╂[< New Latin Coccus a genus of cochineal insects < Greek kókkos seed, berry] …

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  • 73Carmine — Car mine, n. [F. carmin (cf. Sp. carmin, It. carminio), contr. from LL. carmesinus purple color. See {Crimson}.] 1. A rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple. [1913 Webster] 2. A beautiful pigment, or a lake, of this color, prepared from …

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  • 74Carmine red — Carmine Car mine, n. [F. carmin (cf. Sp. carmin, It. carminio), contr. from LL. carmesinus purple color. See {Crimson}.] 1. A rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple. [1913 Webster] 2. A beautiful pigment, or a lake, of this color,… …

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  • 75carminic acid — Carmine Car mine, n. [F. carmin (cf. Sp. carmin, It. carminio), contr. from LL. carmesinus purple color. See {Crimson}.] 1. A rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple. [1913 Webster] 2. A beautiful pigment, or a lake, of this color,… …

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  • 76Cocci — Coccus Coc cus, n.; pl. {Cocci}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? grain, seed. See {Cochineal}.] 1. (Bot.) One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale insects, and the cochineal insect… …

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  • 77Coccus — Coc cus, n.; pl. {Cocci}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? grain, seed. See {Cochineal}.] 1. (Bot.) One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale insects, and the cochineal insect… …

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  • 78Coccus cacti — Coccus Coc cus, n.; pl. {Cocci}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? grain, seed. See {Cochineal}.] 1. (Bot.) One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale insects, and the cochineal insect… …

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  • 79Arthropod — Temporal range: 540–0 Ma …

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