Kermes
See also: kermes, kermés, and kermès
Translingual
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Kermes echinatus, gravid females
Etymology
From Persian قرمز (qermez).
Proper noun
Kermes m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Kermesidae – the kermes insects, source of a red dye.
Hyponyms
- (genus): Kermes bacciformis, Kermes corticalis, Kermes gibbosus, Kermes ilicis, Kermes roboris, Kermes vermilio (species)
See also
- Quercus coccifera (kermes oak)
Further reading
Kermes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Kermes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Kermes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons