Cochinilla
Meaning
Insect raised on prickly pears to obtain carmine dye, the basis of an important nineteenth-century economic cycle.
Reference source
Bibliografía económica e institucional sobre Canarias atlántica, Puertos Francos, REF e IGIC
Insect raised on prickly pears to obtain carmine dye, the basis of an important nineteenth-century economic cycle.
Bibliografía económica e institucional sobre Canarias atlántica, Puertos Francos, REF e IGIC