KERMES

Kermes may refer to :

• Kermes (insect), a genus of insects
• Kermes (dye), a red dye made from the bodies of Kermes insects
• Kermes oak also called Quercus coccifera, the tree on which the Kermes insects traditionally fed
• Alchermes, a confectionery remedy coloured red
• Kermesite, the mineral antimony oxysulfide (Sb₂S₂O), also known as red antimony
• Kermes mineral, an older term for an imprecise compound of antimony oxides and sulfides
• Simone Kermes, a German soprano best known for her work in the virtuoso Baroque and Classical repertoire
• Kermesse (festival)