| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| cocciferous | of plants, supporting the cochineal insect |
| cochineals | COCHINEAL, a dyestuff consisting of the dried bodies of females of the Coccus cacti, an insect native in Mexico, Central America, etc |
| cochineal | The scale insect that is used for cochineal, native to Mexico and formerly widely cultivated on cacti |
| cochineals | The scale insect that is used for cochineal, native to Mexico and formerly widely cultivated on cacti |
| borers | insect that bores in the woody parts of plants |
