kermes

See also: Kermes, kermés, and kermès

English

Alternative forms

• chermes, chermez, kermez

Etymology

From Persian قرمز (qermez).

Noun

kermes (plural kermes)

1. (countable) Any of several insects of the genus Kermes.
2. (uncountable) A crimson dye made from the crushed bodies of these insects.

Derived terms

• kermes mineral
• kermes oak (Quercus coccifera)
• kermesite

Translations

the insect or the dye — see also carmine

• Ancient Greek: κόκκος (kókkos)
• Hindi: किरिमदाना (hi) m (kirimdānā), क़िरमिज़ m (qirmiz), क़िरमिज़ी (qirmizī), किरमिजी (hi) (kirmijī)
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• Spanish: quermes m

See also

• Kermes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• OED

Anagrams

• Remkes