Defn: A gum resin obtained from certain shrubs of Africa (Penæa), — formerly thought to cause healing of wounds and ulcers.
SARCODE
Sar"code, n. Etym: [Gr. Sarcoid.] (Biol.)
Defn: A name applied by Dujardin in 1835 to the gelatinous material forming the bodies of the lowest animals; protoplasm.
SARCODERM; SARCODERMA Sar"co*derm, sar`co*der"ma, n. Etym: [NL. sacroderma. See Sarco-, and Derm.] (Bot.) (a) A fleshy covering of a seed, lying between the external and internal integuments. (b) A sarcocarp.
SARCODIC
Sar*cod"ic ( or ), a. (Biol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to sarcode.
SARCOID
Sar"coid, a. Etym: [Gr. Sarcode.] (Biol.)
Defn: Resembling flesh, or muscle; composed of sarcode.
SARCOLACTIC
Sar`co*lac"tic, a. Etym: [Sarco- + lactic.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: relating to muscle and milk; as, sarcolactic acid. See Lactic acid, under Lactic.