kermes
Kermes is a 6 letter word which starts with the letter K and ends with the letter S for which we found 2 definitions.
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| (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. |
| (n.) A small European evergreen oak (Quercus coccifera) on which the kermes insect (Coccus ilicis) feeds. |
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