"cinnabar" in the noun sense

1. cinnabar

a heavy reddish mineral consisting of mercuric sulfide the chief source of mercury

2. cinnabar, cinnabar moth, Callimorpha jacobeae

large red-and-black European moth larvae feed on leaves of ragwort introduced into United States to control ragwort

"cinnabar" in the adjective sense

1. vermilion, vermillion, cinnabar, Chinese-red

of a vivid red to reddish-orange color

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