kermes
English
kermes meaning in English • kermes का अर्थ अंग्रेजी में
Noun
- 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,
- A small European evergreen oak (Quercus coccifera) on which the kermes insect (Kermes ilices, formerly Coccus ilicis) feeds.
- A genus of scale insects including many species that feed on oaks. The adult female resembles a small gall.