meaning of laces
1. Alt. of Lakh
2. A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree, but to some extent on other trees, by the Coccus lacca, a scale-shaped insect, the female of which fixes herself on the bark, and exudes from the margin of her body this resinous substance.
3. resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e. g. varnishes and sealing wax
Related Words
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