SINCE 1828
kermes
noun
ker·mes
| \ ˈkər-(ˌ)mēz
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Definition of kermes
: the dried bodies of the females of various scale insects (genus Kermes) that are found on a Mediterranean oak (Quercus coccifera) and constitute a red dyestuff
also
: the dye
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