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Red Food Dye From Beetles Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is COCHINEAL which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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noun

• a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects

• Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye

28%4Red food dye source
noun

• biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop

• round red root vegetable

28%9 Family of beetles commonly known as seed beetles
noun

• seed beetles

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