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Kermes Meaning In Urdu

Kermes Meaning in English to Urdu is حاملہ مادہ کیڑے, as written in Urdu and Haamla Madah Keeray, as written in Roman Urdu. Accurate Kermes Translation, Synonyms and Antonyms.

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.

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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.