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Cochineal in a sentence

Cochineal meaning

  1. A scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, which lives on prickly pear cacti (genus Opuntia).
  2. A vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects.
  3. The vivid red colour of this dye.

Synonyms of Cochineal

dye dyestuff cochineal insect dactylopius coccus scale insect

Related words

Other words often associated with Cochineal or its synonyms:

colour color discolour discolor

Using Cochineal

  • The main meaning on this page is: A scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, which lives on prickly pear cacti (genus Opuntia). | A vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects. | The vivid red colour of this dye.
  • Useful related words include: dye, dyestuff, cochineal insect, dactylopius coccus.
  • In the example corpus, cochineal often appears in combinations such as: the cochineal, cochineal insect, cochineal and.

Context around Cochineal

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

female 1× armenian 1× polish 1× guayule 1×

Often after:

insect 2× aphid 1× scale 1× colors 1×

Sentence patterns with Cochineal

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

aphid the cochineal aphid 1× cochineal is the 1× hamelii armenian cochineal scale insects 1× indigo and cochineal 1× madder or cochineal so medieval 1× production of cochineal colors employed 1× rubber guayule cochineal and coffee 1× such as cochineal and logwood 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a different variety 1× bishops were given 1× carmine is a 1× cochineal is the 1× dyes from the 1× higgens p 99 1×

Common sentence endings:

cochineal and coffee 1× colonists to america 1× female cochineal insect 1× gold and silver 1× inclined toward red 1× indigo and cochineal 1×

Words around Cochineal

Just before it in the word index:

cochinchina 3 cochin 49 cochi 2 cochems 2 cochem 2 cochair 2

Just after it in the word index:

cochinita 3 cochise 13 cochl 2 cochlea 17 cochlear 56 cochleare 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 15 aakash 15 aayush 15 abcs 15 aberdonian 15 abhi 15

Corpus analysis for Cochineal

  • In this selection, "cochineal" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, female, armenian, polish, insect, aphid and scale stand out and add context to how "cochineal" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include aphid the cochineal aphid and cochineal is the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "cochineal" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with cochineal

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

It is a dye extracted from an aphid, the cochineal aphid. (11 words)

Cochineal is the product of an insect that lives on some cacti. (12 words)

Carmine is a popular red food dye that is extracted from the female cochineal insect. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

The cochineal in Mexico was closely related to the Kermes varieties of Europe, but unlike European Kermes, it could be harvested several times a year, and it was ten times stronger than the Kermes of Poland. (36 words)

Higgens, p. 99. He also changed state policies to favor foreign investment, favored large land mass consolidation for the production of cash crops such as henequen, rubber, guayule, cochineal and coffee. (31 words)

Dyes from the New World such as cochineal and logwood were brought to Europe by the Spanish treasure fleets, and the dyestuffs of Europe were carried by colonists to America. (30 words)

Example sentences (12)

It is a dye extracted from an aphid, the cochineal aphid.

The cochineal insect was brought to Europe by Spanish conquistadors in the 15th century, and held a worth akin to gold and silver.

Carmine is a popular red food dye that is extracted from the female cochineal insect.

A different variety of dye was made from Porphyrophora hamelii (Armenian cochineal) scale insects that lived on the roots and stems of certain herbs.

Bishops were given the purple color made then from a less-expensive mixture of indigo and cochineal.

Cochineal is the product of an insect that lives on some cacti.

Dyes from the New World such as cochineal and logwood were brought to Europe by the Spanish treasure fleets, and the dyestuffs of Europe were carried by colonists to America.

For those with even more money there was Polish Cochineal ; also known as Kermes vermilio or "Blood of Saint John", which was made from a related insect, the Margodes polonicus.

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Higgens, p. 99. He also changed state policies to favor foreign investment, favored large land mass consolidation for the production of cash crops such as henequen, rubber, guayule, cochineal and coffee.

In Spain's former New World empire, the production of cochineal colors employed thousands of low-paid workers.

Most violet fabric was made by the dyers who worked with red, and who used dye from madder or cochineal, so Medieval violet colors were inclined toward red.

The cochineal in Mexico was closely related to the Kermes varieties of Europe, but unlike European Kermes, it could be harvested several times a year, and it was ten times stronger than the Kermes of Poland.

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Common combinations with cochineal

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "cochineal" in a sentence?
An example: "It is a dye extracted from an aphid, the cochineal aphid." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "cochineal" from authentic English texts.
What does "cochineal" mean?
Cochineal means: A scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, which lives on prickly pear cacti (genus Opuntia).
What are synonyms of "cochineal"?
Common synonyms of "cochineal" include: dye, dyestuff, cochineal insect, dactylopius coccus, scale insect.
How many example sentences with "cochineal" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "cochineal", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.