What is "acaroid resin"

alt. A resin used mainly in varnishes and lacquer, obtained from plants in the genus ''http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthorrhoea''. n. A resin used mainly in varnishes and lacquer, obtained from plants in the genus ''http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthorrhoea''.

n. an alcohol-soluble resin from Australian trees; used in varnishes and in manufacturing paper [syn: accaroid resin, accroides, accroides resin, accroides gum, gum accroides]