Also, I'd presume "Kermesbeeren" are named after Kermes insect dye", which we were also talking about. (That's the old world insect dye that got replaced by cochineal insect.)
I always understood pokeberries to be deeper-colored than kermes, but I don't think I've ever seen the latter.
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Date: 2011-01-11 12:11 am (UTC)I always understood pokeberries to be deeper-colored than kermes, but I don't think I've ever seen the latter.