英语释义
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n. The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect (Coccus
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ilicis), allied to the cochineal insect, and found on several species
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of oak near the Mediterranean. They are round, about the size of a pea,
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contain coloring matter analogous to carmine, and are used in dyeing.
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They were anciently thought to be of a vegetable nature, and were used
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n. A small European evergreen oak (Quercus coccifera) on which
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the kermes insect (Coccus ilicis) feeds.