Associations to the word «Kermes»

Wiktionary

KERMES, noun. Any of several insects of the genus Kermes
KERMES, noun. (uncountable) Crimson dye made from the crushed bodies of these insects
KERMES, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Kermesidae   — the kermes insects.
KERMES OAK, noun. An oak, Quercus coccifera, native to the western Mediterranean region and growing 1-6 meters tall.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats