kermes
kermes
[ˈkəːmɪz]
noun
[ˈkəːmɪz]
noun
- [mass noun]a red dye used, especially formerly, for colouring fabrics and manuscripts
胭脂
■the dried bodies of a female scale insect, which are crushed to yield this dye
雌胭脂虫干虫体 - (oak kermes)the scale insect that is used for this dye, forming berry-like galls on the kermes oak
胭脂虫，冬青红蚧 - Kermes illicis, family Eriococcidae, suborder Homoptera
拉丁名Kermés illicis，绒蚧科，同翅亚目
- late 16th cent. (denoting the kermes oak): from French kermès, from Arabic ḳirmiz; related to crimson
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