Cochineal Synonyms

kŏchə-nēl, kŏchə-nēl, kōchə-, kōchə-
Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. cochineal insect
  2. Dactylopius coccus

Words Related to Cochineal

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. lake
  2. annatto
  3. kermes

Cochineal Sentence Examples

  • In 1853, however, the grape disease attacked the vineyards; and thenceforward the production of cochineal, which had been introduced in 1825, took the place of viticulture so completely that, twenty years later, the exports of cochineal were worth £556,000.

  • The females are placed on the plants about August, and in four months the first crop of cochineal is gathered, two more being produced in the course of the year.

  • The, cochineal insect was once an important commercial product, but the industry has fallen into decay.

  • The cultivation of pepper, cochineal, cinnamon and indigo for the government had already ceased; De Waal restricted the area of the sugar plantations (carried on by forced native labour) as from 1878, and provided for their abolition after 1890.

  • Other industries of a desultory character include the collection of archil, or Spanish moss, on the western side of the Californian peninsula, hunting herons for their plumes and alligators for their skins, honey extraction (commonly wild honey), and the gathering of cochineal and ni-in insects.

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