Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
vermicule , 2. - noun A little worm or grub.
- noun Specifically, the kerraes- or cochineal-insect; also, its product, known as worm-dye. See
vermilion , 1. Alsovermiculum .
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The name vermiculite was created from the Latin word for worm, vermiculus.
Vermiculite 2008
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The first author who gives any account of the substance is Father Ange, who, in his 'Pharmacopoea Persica [H],' describes it in the following terms: -- "Est autem istud medicamentum veluti _tragea_ ex nucleo pistacii integro confecta; nam revera saccharum istud exterius corrugatum et agglomeratum adhæret cuidam nucleo, in quo non fructus, sed vermiculus quidam nigricans Persice _C-hezoukek_ bombycis instar reconditur et moritur."
Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology Various
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The bright red obtained from the insect coccus (the _vermiculus_, whence the original term
Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 (of 2) James Emerson Tennent 1836
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