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Word: Kermes
Speech Type: Noun
late 16th century (denoting the kermes oak): from French kermès, from Arabic qirmiz; related to crimson
ˈkəːmɪz
a red dye obtained from the crushed dried bodies of a female scale insect, used for colouring fabrics and manuscripts.
Short Definition:red dye obtained from crushed dried bodies of female scale insect
the scale insect from which kermes is obtained, forming galls on the kermes oak.
Short Definition:scale insect from which kermes is obtained
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