What's the difference between alkermes and kermes?
Alkermes
Definition:
(n.) A compound cordial, in the form of a confection, deriving its name from the kermes insect, its principal ingredient.
Example Sentences:
(1) Pilot projects in handful of correctional facilities have been supplied the drug at no cost from its manufacturer, Ireland-based Alkermes.
Kermes
Definition:
(n.) The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect (Coccus ilicis), allied to the cochineal insect, and found on several species of oak near the Mediterranean. They are round, about the size of a pea, contain coloring matter analogous to carmine, and are used in dyeing. They were anciently thought to be of a vegetable nature, and were used in medicine.
(n.) A small European evergreen oak (Quercus coccifera) on which the kermes insect (Coccus ilicis) feeds.