acaroid gum

British

noun

Also called: gum accroides, acaroid resin. a red alcohol-soluble resin that exudes from various species of grass tree, esp Xanthorrhoea hastilis, and is used in varnishes, for coating paper, etc

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Etymology

Origin of acaroid gum

C19: acaroid, of uncertain origin (apparently not related to _acarus )

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