| 释义 |
kermes /kûrˈmēz/ noun- The female bodies of a coccus insect (Kermes (or Coccus) ilicis), used as a red dyestuff
- The oak (kermes oak; Quercus coccifera) on which they breed
- A cherry-red mineral, antimony oxysulphide (also kermes mineral or kerˈmesite)
ORIGIN: Pers and Ar qirmiz |