n. a resinous substance secreted as a protective covering by the lac insect, and used to make varnish and shellac. lac insect an Asian scale insect, Laccifer lacca, living in trees.
[ ult. f. Hind. lakh f. Prakrit lakkha f. Skr. laksa ]
n. a resinous substance secreted as a protective covering by the lac insect, and used to make varnish and shellac. lac insect an Asian scale insect, Laccifer lacca, living in trees.
[ ult. f. Hind. lakh f. Prakrit lakkha f. Skr. laksa ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012