cinnabar

Meanings

Noun

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

Adjective Satellite

• of a vivid red to reddish-orange color

Synonyms

Callimorpha jacobeae, Chinese-red, cinnabar moth, vermilion, vermillion