单词 | cochineal fig |
释义 | > as lemmascochineal fig 4. cochineal fig: the cactus-plant, Opuntia (Nopalea) cochinillifera, on which the cochineal-insect feeds. Also cochineal-tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fodder plants > [noun] > cochineal cactus nopal1578 fig1582 cochineal-tree1697 cochineal fig1785 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World v. 124 The Friers get plentiful incomes..in other places where they plant Cochoneel Trees. 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxi. 295 The Cochineal Fig, on which the insect of that name feeds. < as lemmas |
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