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1. (n.) kermes
a red dye formerly prepared from the dried bodies of the females of a scale insect,
Kermes ilices.
Etymology: (1600–10; < F kermès < Ar qirmiz < Pers; cf. crimson)
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1. (noun) kermes
the dried bodies of the females of a scale insect (Coccus ilicis), allied to the cochineal insect, and found on several species of oak near the Mediterranean. They are round, about the size of a pea, contain coloring matter analogous to carmine, and are used in dyeing. They were anciently thought to be of a vegetable nature, and were used in medicine
2. (noun) kermes
a small European evergreen oak (Quercus coccifera) on which the kermes insect (Coccus ilicis) feeds
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