Difference between revisions of "Kermes"
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==References == | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] genus of scale insects including many species that feed on oaks. The adult female resembles a small gall. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect (Coccus ilicis), allied to the cochineal insect, and found on several species of oak near the Mediterranean. 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. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] small European evergreen oak (Quercus coccifera) on which the kermes insect (Coccus ilicis) feeds. </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:35, 13 October 2021
Kermes [1]
(1): ( n.) A genus of scale insects including many species that feed on oaks. The adult female resembles a small gall.
(2): ( n.) The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect (Coccus ilicis), allied to the cochineal insect, and found on several species of oak near the Mediterranean. 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.
(3): ( n.) A small European evergreen oak (Quercus coccifera) on which the kermes insect (Coccus ilicis) feeds.
