carmine
noun
°A purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained from the cochineal beetle; carminic acid or any of its derivatives.
°A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment.
adjective
°of the purplish red colour shade carmine.
synonyms: crimson lake, cochineal, natural red 4, c.i. 75470 more» , e120