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chermes

chermes is the archaic form of kermes.

Meaning of kermes

Noun

kermes (countable and uncountable, plural kermes)

  1. (countable) Any of several insects of the genus Kermes.
  2. (uncountable) A crimson dye made from the crushed bodies of these insects.

Questions about chermes

What is chermes the archaic form of?
Chermes is the archaic form of kermes.

Words near chermes in the dictionary

  1. Cherkessk
  2. Cherki
  3. Cherkis
  4. Chermak
  5. Chermaks
  6. chermes
  7. chermesid
  8. chermesids
  9. chermid
  10. chermids
  11. chermoula

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chermes (page history and authors); kermes (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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