alkermes
/AA0 L K ER1 M IY0 Z/noun
- 1
A red Italian alcoholic liqueur.
- 2
The desiccated bodies of certain insects (female Kermes ilicis and Kermes vermilio), which live on the kermes oak, formerly much used as a material for dye and a medicinal ingredient; also a given mixture, preparation etc. containing such insects.
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