Definition of cinnabar

Overview of noun cinnabar

The noun cinnabar has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

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)

Overview of adj cinnabar

The adj cinnabar has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. vermilion, vermillion, cinnabar, Chinese-red

(of a vivid red to reddish-orange color)