Lac vs. Las — What's the Difference?

Lac is the resinous secretion of a number of species of lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated is Kerria lacca. Cultivation begins when a farmer gets a stick that contains eggs ready to hatch and ties it to the tree to be infested.

Plural of la

A resinous secretion of lac insects, used in making shellac.

A lace. See Lace.

Variant of lakh.

Less.

A resinous substance or lacquer produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Kerria lacca, a scale insect.

(slang) Cadillac

Laceration.

One hundred thousand; also, a vaguely great number; as, a lac of rupees.

A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree, but to some extent on other trees, by the Laccifer lacca (formerly 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.

Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax