lac insect

[ lak ]

noun

1. a scale insect, Laccifer lacca, of southeast Asia, the female of which secretes lac, a substance used in the preparation of shellac, wax, etc.

lac insect

/ læk /

noun

1. any of various homopterous insects of the family Lacciferidae, esp Laccifer lacca of India, the females of which secrete lac

Example Sentences

In the case of the lac insect (C. lacca), for example, the female resembles a little hemispherical scale on the twig of a tree.

From Project Gutenberg

Lac, lak, n. a dark-red transparent resin produced on the twigs of trees in the East by the lac insect, used in dyeing.

From Project Gutenberg