cochineal fig
Appearance
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]cochineal fig (plural cochineal figs)
- A cactus (Opuntia cochenillifera or related species), often cultivated for the sake of the cochineal, which feeds on it.
References
[edit]- “cochineal fig”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.