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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Cochineal

/(kŏch"ĭ*nēl; 277)/ · Coch·i·neal · IPA /ˌkɑt͡ʃɪˈni(ə)l/
01 A dyestuff consisting of the dried bodies of females of the Coccus cacti, an insect native in Mexico, Central America, etc., and found on s…
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    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.