cochenillier
kɔʃənije
cochenillière, cochenillières
Definition

Definition of cochenillier - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

cactusRareancienne désignation du nopal, cactus hébergeant la cochenille pour le carminRare
  • Les cochenilliers étaient cultivés au Mexique pour produire la teinture rouge.
figuier de Barbarie nopal

Adjective

1.
cactusTECH.qui sert à élever l'insecte donnant le colorant carminTECH.
  • Ce figuier cochenillier est cultivé dans cette vallée.
2.
plante maladeTECH.qui porte de nombreux petits parasites fixés sur la planteTECH.
  • Ce rameau cochenillier doit être taillé rapidement.
chargé infesté
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Origin of cochenillier

espagnol/nahuatl, cochinilla (petite cochenille) / cochineal (insecte)

Terms related to cochenillier

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aridecactéecultureépinefruitopuntiaplantecarmincolorantinsecteparasiterécolte

Examples of cochenillier in a sentence

  • Un botaniste étudie l'histoire des cochenilliers dans les colonies espagnoles.
  • Cette variété cochenillière est très recherchée.
  • Les agriculteurs plantent surtout des nopals cochenilliers ici.
  • Cette branche cochenillier menace d'infecter tout le verger.
  • Les rosiers cochenilliers exigent un traitement immédiat.

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  1. English:cochineal cactus, cochineal, ...
  2. German:Cochenillekaktus, für die Cochenillezucht geeignet, ...
  3. Italian:nopal, che ospita la cocciniglia, ...
  4. Spanish:nopal cochinillero, cochinillero, ...
  5. Portuguese:nopal, da cochonilha, ...
  6. Chinese:胭脂虫仙人掌, 产胭脂虫的, ...
  7. Japanese:ノパルサボテン, コチニール用の, ...
  8. Arabic:نبات النوبال, مُستَضيف لحشرة القِرمِز, ...
  9. Hebrew:צַבָּר לְגִידּוּל כּוּתְּנִית, שׁוֹמֵשׁ לְגִדּוּל חֶרֶק הַקּוֹצִינָה הַמְּפִיק צֶבַע קַרְמִין, ...
  10. Russian:кошенильный кактус, кошенильный, ...
  11. Ukrainian:кошенільний кактус, кохінільний, ...
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