Look up: kermes


  1. Kermes
    [insect] Kermes is a genus of scale insects in the order Hemiptera. They feed on the sap of evergreen oaks; the females produce a red dye, also called "kermes", that is the source of natural crimson. The word "kermes" is derived from Arabic/Persian qirmiz (قرمز), which means "red" or "cr...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermes_(insect)

  2. Kermes
    [dye] Kermes is a red dye derived from the dried bodies the females of a scale insect in the genus Kermes, primarily Kermes vermilio. The insects live on the sap of certain trees, especially Kermes oak tree near the Mediterranean region. The English color word crimson is derived from the wor...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermes_(dye)

  3. Kermes
    Ker'mes noun [ Arabic & Persian girmiz . See Crimson , and confer Alkermes .] 1. (Zoology) The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect ( Coccus ilicis ), allied to the cochineal insect, and found on severa...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/K/6

  4. Kermes
    Ker'mes noun (Zoology) [ New Latin ] A genus of scale insects including many species that feed on oaks. The adult female resembles a small gall.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/K/6

  5. kermes
    1. <zoology> The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect (Coccus ilicis), allied to the cochineal insect, and found on several species of oak near the Mediterranean. They are round, about the size of a pea, contain colouring matter analogous to carmine, and are used in dyeing. They were ...
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  6. Kermes
    • (n.) The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect (Coccus ilicis), allied to the cochineal insect, and found on several species of oak near the Mediterranean. They are round, about the size of a pea, contain coloring matter analogous to carmine, and are used in dyeing. They were ancientl...
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  7. kermes
    a species of scale insect in the family Kermesidae (order Homoptera), the common name of which also represents the red dye that is obtained from the ... [1 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/k/23

  8. Kermes
    [disambiguation] == Licensing: == ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermes_(disambiguation)

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