One hundred thousand; also, a vaguely great number; as, a lac of rupees. [East Indies]
Lac
n.
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.
Phrases & Compounds
Ceylon lac
a resinous exudation of the tree Croton lacciferum, resembling lac.
Lac dye
a scarlet dye obtained from stick-lac.
Lac lake
the coloring matter of lac dye when precipitated from its solutions by alum.