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Definitions for kermés
ˈkɜr mizkermés
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Wiktionary
kermesnoun
any of several insects of the genus Kermes
kermesnoun
Crimson dye made from the crushed bodies of these insects
Etymology: From (qermez).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Kermesnoun
Kermes is a roundish body, of the bigness of a pea, and of a brownish red colour, covered when most perfect with a purplish grey dust. It contains a multitude of little distinct granules, soft, and when crushed yield a scarlet juice. It is found adhering to a kind of holm oak, and till lately was generally understood to be a vegetable excrescence; but we now know it to be the extended body of an animal parent, filled with a numerous offspring, which are the little red granules. Hill.
Webster Dictionary
Kermesnoun
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
Kermesnoun
a small European evergreen oak (Quercus coccifera) on which the kermes insect (Coccus ilicis) feeds
Etymology: [Ar. & Per. girmiz. See Crimson, and cf. Alkermes.]
Wikidata
Kermes
Kermes is a genus of scale insects in the order Hemiptera. They feed on the sap of evergreen oaks; the females produce a red dye, also called "kermes", that is the source of natural crimson. The word "kermes" is derived from Arabic/Persian qirmiz, which means "red" or "crimson". There are six species: ⁕Kermes bacciformis Leonardi, 1908 ⁕Kermes corticalis ⁕Kermes gibbosus Signoret, 1875 ⁕Kermes ilicis ⁕Kermes roboris ⁕Kermes vermilio Planchon, 1864
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Kermes
kėr′mēz, n. a dye-stuff which consists of the bodies of the females of a species of coccus. [Pers.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
kermes
A little red gall, occasioned by the puncture of the Coccus ilicis on the leaves of the Quercus coccifera, or Kermes oak; an article of commerce from Spain, used in dyeing.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
KERMES
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Kermes is ranked #105079 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Kermes surname appeared 170 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Kermes.
92.9% or 158 total occurrences were White.
4.7% or 8 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of kermés in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of kermés in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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