English dictionary
lac
/l/A/k/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax
Source: WordNet 3.0
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One hundred thousand; also, a vaguely great number; as, a <i>lac</i> of rupees.
Source: webster1913
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A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree, but to some extent on other trees, by the <i>Coccus lacca</i>, a scale-shaped insect, the female of which fixes herself on the bark, and exudes from the margin of her body this resinous substance.
Source: webster1913