accroides

noun

ac·​croi·​des

əˈkrȯi(ˌ)dēz,

aˈ-

variants or accroides resin or accroides gum

: acaroid resin

Word History

Etymology

modification of New Latin acaroides

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

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