kermes

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Any of several insects of the genus Kermes.
2. noun A crimson dye made from the crushed bodies of these insects.

Similar words

chermesid kerriid chermid lac insect bermius meropeid barrette vermin hymenopteron tettix

Often followed by

oak mineral and is insect was vermilio or dye

Word family

kermes mineral kermes oak kermeses kermess