a species of freshwater fish native to the Yangtze River basin; Myxocyprinus asiaticus

carmine-colored; deep red

(derogatory) a domineering wife; a fierce or shrewish woman; a virago

cochineal insect, a scale insect from which the crimson dye carmine is derived

Malabar spinach (Basella alba), a vine with edible green or purple stems and fleshy leaves used as a vegetable

mountain range in Gansu Province, historically known for yielding rouge-producing plants