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Definition of chermes

chermes
Kermes Ker"mes, n. [Ar. & Per. girmiz. See Crimson, and cf. Alkermes.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) 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. [Written also chermes.] 2. (Bot.) A small European evergreen oak (Quercus coccifera) on which the kermes insect (Coccus ilicis) feeds. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). Kermes mineral. (a) (Old Chem.) An artificial amorphous trisulphide of antimony; -- so called on account of its red color. (b) (Med. Chem.) A compound of the trioxide and trisulphide of antimony, used in medicine. This substance occurs in nature as the mineral kermesite.
Chermes
Chermes Cher"mes, n. See Kermes.

Meaning of chermes from wikipedia

- (Kerr, 1782) Synonyms Coccus lacca Kerr, 1782 Coccus ficus Fabricius, 1787 Chermes lacca Roxburgh, 1791 Carteria lacca Signoret, 1874 Lakshadia indica Mahdih****an...
- urticae Chermes graminis - nomen dubium Chermes ulmi - Eriosoma ulmi Chermes cerastii - Trioza cerastii Chermes pyri - Cacopsylla pyri Chermes buxi - Psylla...
- 1758) is one of the most common species; synonyms are A. gallarum-abietis, Chermes abietis and Sacciphantes abietis. The pineapple or pseudocone gall is a...
- Buildwas Sand Quarry Bullhill Brook Bush Wood And High Wood Catherton Common Chermes Dingle Chorley Covert And Deserts Wood Clarepool Moss Claverley Road Cutting...
- (backswimmers), Nepa (water scorpions), Cimex (bedbugs), Aphis (aphids), Chermes (woolly aphids), Coccus (scale insects) and Thrips (thrips) Lepidoptera:...
- Triozidae). Psylla alni feeds on alders: this is the type species (as Chermes alni Linnaeus, 1758) Psylla apicalis feeds on kōwhai trees Psylla betulae...
- iNaturalist: 334163 IRMNG: 10079078 NatureServe: 2.908297 NCBI: 133065 Open Tree of Life: 959772 Chermes cooleyi Wikidata: Q109661739 CoL: 5XR36 GBIF: 7750046...
- Cacopsylla pyri (Linné) Cacopsylla pyri L. Psylla pyrarboris Šulc, 1909 Chermes pyri Linné, 1758 Psylla pyri (Linné, 1758) Psylla pyri L., 1758 Psylla...
- ****isu (Kurdish: Çêrme, Armenian: Չերմե, romanized: Cherme) is a town (belde) and seat of the ****isu District of Bingöl Province in Turkey. The town is...
- EoL: 3687201 GBIF: 2049681 GISD: 226 iNaturalist: 199321 ISC: 3268 NatureServe: 2.870322 NCBI: 419082 Chermes piceae Wikidata: Q109661740 GBIF: 7993382...