Kermes — is a term that can refer to : * the insect genus Kermes , which includes Kermes ilicis and Kermes vermilio * Kermes (dye) made from it, of a crimson color * Kermes Oak the insect lives on *Kermes the name of a berry, used in the once famous… … Wikipedia
kermes — [ kə:mɪz] noun a red dye obtained from the dried bodies of a scale insect (Kermes illicis) which makes berry like galls on the kermes oak. Origin C16 (denoting the kermes oak): from Fr. kermès, from Arab. ḳirmiz; related to crimson … English new terms dictionary
kermes — n. 1 the female of a bug, Kermes ilicis, with a berry like appearance. 2 (in full kermes oak) an evergreen oak, Quercus coccifera, of S. Europe and N. Africa, on which this insect feeds. 3 a red dye made from the dried bodies of these insects. 4… … Useful english dictionary
cocc- — combining form or cocci or cocco Etymology: New Latin, from coccus & Latin coccum kermes berry, both from Greek kokkos grain, seed, kermes berry : grain … Useful english dictionary
Coccus cacti — Cochineal Coch i*neal (k[o^]ch [i^]*n[=e]l; 277), [Sp. cochinilla, dim. from L. coccineus, coccinus, scarlet, fr. coccum the kermes berry, G. ko kkos berry, especially the kermes insect, used to dye scarlet, as the cochineal was formerly supposed … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cochineal — Coch i*neal (k[o^]ch [i^]*n[=e]l; 277), [Sp. cochinilla, dim. from L. coccineus, coccinus, scarlet, fr. coccum the kermes berry, G. ko kkos berry, especially the kermes insect, used to dye scarlet, as the cochineal was formerly supposed to be the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Opuntia cochinellifera — Cochineal Coch i*neal (k[o^]ch [i^]*n[=e]l; 277), [Sp. cochinilla, dim. from L. coccineus, coccinus, scarlet, fr. coccum the kermes berry, G. ko kkos berry, especially the kermes insect, used to dye scarlet, as the cochineal was formerly supposed … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quercus coccifera — Cochineal Coch i*neal (k[o^]ch [i^]*n[=e]l; 277), [Sp. cochinilla, dim. from L. coccineus, coccinus, scarlet, fr. coccum the kermes berry, G. ko kkos berry, especially the kermes insect, used to dye scarlet, as the cochineal was formerly supposed … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Alkermes — may refer to:*Alkermes (company), a pharmaceutical company*Alkermes (liqueur), a bright red liqueur of nineteenth century Italy of which the kermes berry , a small parasitic insect Kermes vermilio , was an ingredient. The liqueur also included… … Wikipedia
Chiococca — noun shrubs of tropical and subtropical New World • Syn: ↑genus Chiococca • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Rubiaceae, ↑family Rubiaceae, ↑madder family … Useful english dictionary
Melicocca — noun tropical American trees and shrubs bearing berries • Syn: ↑Melicoccus, ↑genus Melicoccus, ↑genus Melicocca • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary