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Kerch
kerchief
kerf
kerfuffle
Kerguelen Islands
Kermadec Islands
Kerman
kermes
kermes oak
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kermes oak
ker·mes oak (plural ker·mes oaks)


noun 
Definition:
 
evergreen tree: a small evergreen oak tree that provides a habitat for the scale insects used to make kermes. Native to: Europe, Asia.  Latin name Quercus coccifera.
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