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Kermes Meaning In Hindi

Kermes Meaning in Hindi is . It is written as in Roman Hindi. Kermes is a noun by form. The synonyms and antonyms of Kermes are listed below.

Definitions of Kermes

n. 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.

n. A small European evergreen oak (Quercus coccifera) on which the kermes insect (Kermes ilices, formerly Coccus ilicis) feeds.

n. A genus of scale insects including many species that feed on oaks. The adult female resembles a small gall.

Form Noun

How To Spell Kermes [kur-meez]

Origin of Kermes Late 16th century (denoting the kermes oak): from French kermès, from Arabic qirmiz; related to crimson.