karmiini — meaning in English

English meaning

• carmine noun A deep purplish-red pigment or dye, traditionally made from crushed cochineal insects.
• cochineal noun A scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, which lives on prickly pear cacti (genus Opuntia).

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 colour.

cochineal — full definition

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

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