Meaning Of The Word Kermes

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kermes in American English
the dried bodies of the females of certain soft scale insects (genus Kermes), used for making a purple-red dye
noun: 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

kermes in British English
noun: the dried bodies of female scale insects of the genus Kermes, esp K. ilices of Europe and W Asia, used as a red dyestuff

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