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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ker•mes (kûr′mēz),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- 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 - the dried bodies of female scale insects of the genus Kermes, esp K. ilices of Europe and W Asia, used as a red dyestuff
- 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 |