kermes的中文意思、音标与词形变化

n. 胭脂虫, 洋红 [化] 虫胭脂; 胭脂虫粉

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.