cochineal
1. [ noun ] (color) a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects
Related terms: dye
2. [ noun ] (zoology) Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye
Synonyms: Dactylopius_coccus cochineal_insect
Related terms: scale_insect Dactylopius
Similar spelling:   cousinly