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The dried bodies of a female scale insect, which are crushed to yield this dye
- cochinealsThe dried bodies of a female scale insect, which are crushed to yield this dye
- cochinealThe dried bodies of a female scale insect, which are crushed to yield this dye
- kermesred dye formerly prepared from the dried bodies of the females of a scale insect, Kermes ilices, which lives on small, evergreen oaks of the Mediterranean region