kokenilli — meaning in English
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English meaning
- grain noun The edible seeds of cereal crops such as wheat, corn, rice, or barley, or the crops that produce them.
Senses
kokenilli is used for these senses in English:
- grain A reddish dye made from the coccus insect, or kermes; hence, a red color of any tint or hue, as crimson, scarlet, etc.; sometimes used by the poets as equivalent to Tyrian purple.
grain — full definition
- noun The edible seeds of cereal crops such as wheat, corn, rice, or barley, or the crops that produce them.
- noun A single small hard particle, such as a grain of sand or salt.
- noun The natural pattern of lines or texture in wood, stone, or other materials.
- noun A very small unit of weight, historically based on the weight of a grain of wheat.