tōlāʿ תּוֹלָע ‘worm’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: from yālaʿ יָלַע ‘to blurt’
Roots: ילע
Variants: תּוֹלֵעָה, תּוֹלָע

tōlāʿ n, m/f
A1) worm, scarlet stuff, crimson
 1a) worm-the female 'coccus ilicis'
 1b) scarlet stuff, crimson, scarlet
  1b1) the dye made from the dried body of the female of the worm "coccus ilicis"
B1) worm, maggot
 1a) worm, grub
 1b) the worm "coccus ilicis"