Kermes (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a red dye formerly prepared from the dried bodies of the females of a scale insect,Kermes ilices, which lives on small, evergreen oaks of the Mediterranean region.
  2. the oak itself, of the genus Quercus coccifera.
noun
  1. the dried bodies of female scale insects of the genus Kermes, esp K. ilices of Europe and W Asia, used as a red dyestuff
  2. a small evergreen Eurasian oak tree, Quercus coccifera, with prickly leaves resembling holly: the host plant of kermes scale insects
Kermes (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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