kermes

Red dye derived from a scale insect in the genus Kermes
Product colourant Q906954
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kermes

Summary

kermes is a colourant[1]. kermes draws 245 Wikipedia views per month (colourant category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • kermes's instance of is recorded as colourant[3].
  • kermes's instance of is recorded as natural dye[4].
  • kermes's instance of is recorded as insect dye[5].
  • kermes's Commons category is recorded as Kermes (dye)[6].
  • kermes's has part is recorded as kermesic acid[7].
  • kermes's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c2hw7[8].
  • kermes's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300013085[9].
  • kermes's described by source is recorded as Conservation and Art Materials Encyclopedia Online[10].
  • kermes's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/kermes[11].
  • kermes's natural product of taxon is recorded as Kermes vermilio[12].
  • kermes's natural product of taxon is recorded as Kermes ilicis[13].
  • kermes's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as kermes[14].
  • kermes's Spanish Cultural Heritage thesauri ID is recorded as materias/1014952[15].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for kermes include kermesite[16], a mineral species[17].

Why It Matters

kermes draws 245 Wikipedia views per month (colourant category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] kermes has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

Entities named for kermes include kermesite[16], a mineral species[17].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Conservation and Art Materials Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved . cameo.mfa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . The Grove Encyclopedia of Materials & Techniques in Art. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . cameo.mfa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . cameo.mfa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [16] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). kermes. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/kermes-q906954
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_kermes-q906954_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{kermes}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/kermes-q906954}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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