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• 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

• cocoon — I. noun Etymology: French cocon, from Occitan coucoun, from coco shell, probably ultimately from Latin coccum kermes (thought to be a gall or berry), from Greek kokkos berry, kermes Date: 1679 1. a. an envelope often largely of silk which an… …   New Collegiate 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

• List of trees and shrubs by taxonomic family — The following is a list of trees and shrubs of high notoriety. Taxonomic families for the following trees and shrubs are listed in alphabetical order, likewise the genera and closely related species.=GYMNOSPERMS= =CONIFERS= Araucariaceae: The… …   Wikipedia

• 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