karmiini — meaning in English

English meaning

• carmine noun A deep purplish-red pigment or dye, traditionally made from crushed cochineal insects.
• cochineal noun A small insect that lives on prickly pear cactus plants in warm parts of the Americas.

Senses

karmiini is used for these senses in English:

• carmine A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment.
• cochineal (uncountable) A vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects.

carmine — full definition

1. noun A deep purplish-red pigment or dye, traditionally made from crushed cochineal insects.
2. adjective Of a deep purplish-red color.

cochineal — full definition

1. noun A small insect that lives on prickly pear cactus plants in warm parts of the Americas.
2. noun A bright red dye produced from the dried bodies of small insects.
3. noun The bright red color of this dye.

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