Laccifer

Laccifer
Lac·ci·fer (lakґsĭ-fər) a genus of insects of the family Coccidae, order Hemiptera. L. lacґca Kerr (Coccidae) is a source of lac and shellac.

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  • Laccifer lacca — Lac Lac, n. [Per. lak; akin to Skr. l[=a]ksh[=a]: cf. F. lague, It. & NL. lacca. Cf. {Lake} a color, {Lacquer}, {Litmus}.] A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree, but to some extent on other trees, by the {Laccifer lacca}… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • laccifer — lac·ci·fer …   English syllables

  • laccifer — ˈlaksəfə(r) noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from lacca + i + fer : a genus (the type of the family Lacciferidae) that comprises the commercially important lac insects …   Useful english dictionary

  • Croton laccifer — Croton laccifer …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Croton laccifer — Croton laccifer …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Croton laccifer — lakinis krotonmedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Karpažolinių šeimos augalas (Croton laccifer), paplitęs Indijoje ir Indokinijoje. Iš jo gaunamas pašaras vabzdžiams. atitikmenys: lot. Croton laccifer šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių kalbos… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Aleurites laccifera — Croton laccifer Croton laccifer …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Croton lacciferus — Croton laccifer Croton laccifer …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Oxydectes laccifera — Croton laccifer Croton laccifer …   Wikipédia en Français

  • shellac — A resinous excretion of an insect, Laccifer (Tachardia) lacca (family Coccidae). The insects suck the juice of various resiniferous Asiatic (chiefly Indian) trees and excrete and deposit “stick lac.” S. softens at a low temperature. It has many… …   Medical dictionary

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