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COCHINEAL FIG

\kˈɒt͡ʃɪnˌi͡əl fˈɪɡ], \kˈɒt‍ʃɪnˌi‍əl fˈɪɡ], \k_ˈɒ_tʃ_ɪ_n_ˌiə_l f_ˈɪ_ɡ]\

Definitions of COCHINEAL FIG

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1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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A plant of Central and Southern America, of the Cactus family, extensively cultivated for the sake of the cochineal insect, which lives on it.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
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A plant of Central and Southern America, of the Cactus family, extensively cultivated for the sake of the cochineal insect, which lives on it.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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