Dictionary Entry
cochineal
cochineal is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 19 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1
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.
- 2noun
Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye
- 3noun
a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects
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