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n. [Skr. laksa](ARTHROPODA: Insecta)A yellowish or reddishbrown resinous substance secreted by a homopterous scale insect in the family Kerridae (=Tachardiidae, Lacciferidae), important commercially as lac or shellac for varnishes, as sealing wax, and as insulating material in electrical work, cultivated in India, Ceylon and Burma; also has a medicinal use in Mexico.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.