Meanings
plural kermes oaks
- An oak, Quercus coccifera, native to the western Mediterranean region and growing 1-6 meters tall.
Synonyms: prickly oak
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn oak, Quercus coccifera, native to the western Mediterranean region and growing 1-6 meters tall.
Translations
Ancient Greek ὕσγη, ἀγριοβάλανος
- ὕσγη (húsgē)oak
- ἀγριοβάλανος (agriobálanos)oak
Basque abaritz
- abaritzoak
Catalan garric, coscoll
- garricoak
- coscolloak
Czech dub kermesový
- dub kermesovýoak
French chêne des garrigues
- chêne des garriguesoak
German Kermes-Eiche
- Kermes-Eicheoak
Greek πουρνάρι
- πουρνάρι (pournári)oak
Irish dair cheirmise
- dair cheirmiseoak
Italian quercia spinosa
- quercia spinosaoak
Polish dąb kermesowy, dąb skalny
- dąb kermesowyoak
- dąb skalnyoak
Portuguese carrasco, pinheiro-carrasco
- carrascooak
- pinheiro-carrascooak
Spanish coscoja, chaparro
- coscojaoak
- chaparrooak
- carrasquillaoak
- carrasquizooak
Swedish kermesek
- kermesekoak
Cite this entry
kermes oak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kermes%20oak
“kermes oak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kermes%20oak. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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