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Showing words for KERMES using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Kermes

kermes

5 Letter Words for Kermes

esker, krems, meers, meres, merks, merse, reeks, reesk, rekes, skeer, smeek, smeer, smerk

4 Letter Words for Kermes

eeks, eker, ekes, emer, emes, eres, erke, erks, erme, erse, kers, meek, meer, mere, merk, mese, reek, reem, rees, rems, seek, seem, seer, seme, sere, serk, skee, sker, smee

3 Letter Words for Kermes

eek, eer, eke, eme, ems, ere, erk, ers, ese, esm, esr, krs, mee, mer, mes, mks, mrs, ree, rem, res, rms, see, sem, ser

Definitions for Kermes

[1] a red dye formerly prepared from the dried bodies of the females of a scale insect, Kermes ilices, which lives on small, evergreen oaks of the Mediterranean region.
[2] the oak itself, of the genus Quercus coccifera.
[3] the dried bodies of female scale insects of the genus Kermes, esp K. ilices of Europe and W Asia, used as a red dyestuff
[4] a small evergreen Eurasian oak tree, Quercus coccifera , with prickly leaves resembling holly: the host plant of kermes scale insects

Words nearby Kermes

kerkyra, kerley b line, kerma, kerman, kermanshah, kermes, kermesite, kermis, kermit, kern, kernel

Origin of Kermes

1590–1600; < French kermès < Arabic qirmiz < Persian; replacing earlier chermez < Italian chermes < Arabic as above; see crimson

Word origin for Kermes

C16: from French kermès, from Arabic qirmiz, from Sanskrit krmija- red dye, literally: produced by a worm, from krmi worm + ja- produced