| a red or yellow resin obtained from the trunks of several grass trees, esp. Xanthorrhoea hastilis, used chiefly in varnishes and lacquers and as a substitute for resin. |
ac·a·roid resin  (āk'ə-roid')  n. A yellow or reddish resin obtained from various Australian grass trees and used in varnishes, lacquers, and paper manufacture. Also called accroides gum, gum accroides. [From New Latin acaroīdēs : Greek akari, a kind of mite + Greek -oeidēs, -oid.] |
| ac·croi·des gum (ə-kroi'dēz, ā-kroi'-) n. See acaroid resin. [Alteration of New Latin acaroīdēs; see acaroid resin + gum1.] |
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