cinnabar

Nouns

  • (n) a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide; the chief source of mercury
  • (n) large red-and-black European moth; larvae feed on leaves of ragwort; introduced into United States to control ragwort Callimorpha jacobeae, cinnabar moth,

Synonyms

Chinese-red vermilion vermillion Callimorpha jacobeae cinnabar moth

Words of close approximity

cinnabar chanterelle cinnabar moth