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kermesenUK
ker·mes K0040800 (kûr′mēz)n. A red dyestuff once prepared from the dried bodies of various female scale insects of the genus Kermes.
[French kermès, short for alkermès, from Arabic al-qirmiz, the kermes, probably from Sanskrit kṛmi-ja-, (red dye) produced by worms; see kwr̥mi- in Indo-European roots.]kermes (ˈkɜːmɪz) n1. (Dyeing) the dried bodies of female scale insects of the genus Kermes, esp K. ilices of Europe and W Asia, used as a red dyestuff2. (Plants) a small evergreen Eurasian oak tree, Quercus coccifera, with prickly leaves resembling holly: the host plant of kermes scale insects[C16: from French kermès, from Arabic qirmiz, from Sanskrit krmija- red dye, literally: produced by a worm, from krmi worm + ja- produced]ker•mes (ˈkɜr miz)
n. a red dye formerly prepared from the dried bodies of the females of a scale insect, Kermes ilices. [1600–10; < French kermès < Arabic qirmiz < Persian; compare crimson] kermesenUK
kermes a small evergreen Eurasian oak tree, Quercus coccifera, with prickly leaves resembling holly: the host plant of kermes scale insects |