cochineal insect
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cochineal insect
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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The cactus is cultivated for the production of the cochineal insect.
From Southern Spain by Calvert, A. F. (Albert Frederick)
It is cultivated for rearing the cochineal insect.
From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William
Crimson and carmine, both of them ultimately from Old Spanish, are not quite doublets, but both belong to kermes, the cochineal insect, of Arabic origin.
From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest
The cochineal insect crawls upon the cactus leaf, and huge winged ants build their clay nests upon the branches of the acacia-tree.
From The Rifle Rangers by Reid, Mayne
The crimson portion owes its hue to being steeped in a bath with the little cochineal insect; and the blue to indigo.
From Tales of the Toys, Told by Themselves by Broderip, Frances Freeling
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