Lac vs. Lai — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Lac and Lai
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Lac
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.
Lai
(historical) A mostly North European medieval form of lyrical, narrative poem written in octosyllabic couplets that often deals with tales of adventure and romance, with stanzas that do not repeat.
Lac
A resinous secretion of lac insects, used in making shellac.
Lac
Variant of lakh.
Lac
A resinous substance or lacquer produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Kerria lacca, a scale insect.
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Lac
(slang) Cadillac
Last night I was driving around in my lac.
Lac
Laceration.
Hand lac
Lac
One hundred thousand; also, a vaguely great number; as, a lac of rupees.
Lac
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.
Lac
Resinlike substance secreted by certain lac insects; used in e.g. varnishes and sealing wax
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