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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
kermes \ker"mes\, n. ar. per. girmiz. see crimson, and cf.
alkermes.
1. zool. the dried bodies of the females of a scale insect
kermes ilices formerly coccus ilicis, allied to the
cochineal insect, and found on several species of oak near
the mediterranean; also, the dye obtained from them. they
are round, about the size of a pea, contain coloring
matter analogous to carmine, and are used in dyeing. they
were anciently thought to be of a vegetable nature, and
were used in medicine. written also chermes.
1913 webster
2. bot. a small european evergreen oak quercus
coccifera on which the kermes insect kermes ilices,
formerly coccus ilicis feeds. --j. smith dict. econ.
plants.
1913 webster
3. zool. nl. a genus of scale insects including many
species that feed on oaks. the adult female resembles a
small gall.
webster 1913 suppl.
kermes mineral.
a old chem. an artificial amorphous trisulphide of
antimony; -- so called on account of its red color.
b med. chem. a compound of the trioxide and
trisulphide of antimony, used in medicine. this
substance occurs in nature as the mineral kermesite.
1913 webster
see also:
crimson alkermes kermes ilices coccus ilicis chermes quercus coccifera
kermes mineral kermesite
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
chermes \cher"mes\, n.
see kermes.
1913 webster
see also:
kermes
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