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单词 kermes
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ker•mes  (kûrmēz),USA pronunciation n. 
  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. Plant Biologythe oak itself, of the genus Quercus coccifera.
  • Arabic as above; see crimson
  • Italian chermes
  • Persian; replacing earlier chermez
  • Arabic qirmiz
  • French kermès
  • 1590–1600

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kermes /ˈkɜːmɪz/ n
  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
Etymology: 16th Century: from French kermès, from Arabic qirmiz, from Sanskrit krmija- red dye, literally: produced by a worm, from krmi worm + ja- produced
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