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.
Scarlet red similar to but more brilliant than lac. Obtained from the crushed bodies of an insect native to Mexico and the West Indies, and imported into Europe from the 16th century but not in the Middle East until the end of the 18th century). Supposed until the 18th century to be berry or seed of an oak.
Known as carmine lake and crimson lake. A natural organic dye obtained from the female bodies of the insect coccus cacti, indigenous to Mexico and Central South America. It was first brought to Europe following the Spanish conquest in the mid-sixteenth century. The pure extract of cochineal gives a scarlet-red solution. When used in watercolor it is not permanent and will quickly turn brown and fade with exposure to sunlight. It is relatively stable when used in oil.
a red dye obtained from the carcass of the cochineal beetle, indigenous to Latin America; extracts are used as pigment in lipstick and other color cosmetics.
the dye made from the dried bodies of coccid Dactylopius coccus which feeds upon the Mexican Opuntia spp. (prickly pear cactus).
a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects
Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye
whole dried insects of the species Dactylopius Coccus. This dye yields fuchsias to purples on most natural fibers. Although it is expensive it has a high dye content and goes a long way. You will need 3-5% bugs to wof for medium depth of shade.
A red dye made from the bodies of crushed insects.
(English) A bright red dye produced from an insect-parasite of the nopal (prickly-pear) cactus. Cochineal was cultivated in pre-Hispanic times, and after the conquest, it was a valued item traded with Europe.
A natural color used to impart red color when added to foods or beverages. Colors are added to products to enhance their esthetic appeal and appearance.
A scarlet red food colour available in bottles in a liquid form extracted from dried cochineal insects.
A red dye made of the dried and pulverized bodies of female cochineal insects.
A red dye derived from the dried female bodies of the scale insect, Dactylopius coccus.
Deep red dye obtained from the dried bodies of a type of insect.
Cochineal is the name of both crimson or carmine dye and the cochineal insect (Dactylopius coccus), a scale insect in the suborder Sternorrhyncha, from which the dye is derived. There are other species in the genus Dactylopius which can be used to produce cochineal extract, but they are extremely difficult to distinguish from D. coccus, even for expert taxonomists, and the latter scientific name (and the use of the term "cochineal insect") is therefore commonly used when one is actually referring to other biological species; suffice it to say that the reader should be aware that there is more than one cochineal insect. The primary biological distinctions between species are minor differences in host plant preferences, in addition to very different geographic distributions.
