lAkzA f. ( cf. rAkzA and Uṇ. iii, 62 , Sch. ) a species of plant, AV.
lAkzA [ lakzyate'nayA lakz ac pfzo° vfdDiH ] 1 A kind of red dye, lac; (largely used by women in ancient times as an article of decoration, especially for the soles of the feet and lips; cf. alakta ; it is said to be obtained from the cochineal insect and from the resin of a particular tree); nizWyUtaScaraRopaBogasulaBo lAkzArasaH kenAcit (taruRA) Ś. 4. 4 ; Rs. 6. 14 ; ( pb ) Ki. 5. 23. 2 The insect which produces the red dye. Comp. — taruH, -vfkzaH N. of a tree, Butea Frondosa . — prasAdaH, -prasADanaH the red Lodhra tree. — rakta a. dyed with lac.