What does lacca mean in Latin?

lacca, a noun, means “A swelling on the shinbone of cattle; An unknown kind of plant”.

What is the genitive of lacca?

The genitive singular is laccae. lacca is feminine, first declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈɫak.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlak.ka].

noun · femininefirst declension

lacca f (genitive laccae)

Classical[ˈɫak.ka]Ecclesiastical[ˈlak.ka]

lacca, ae, f.

I. A swelling on the shinbone of draught-cattle, Veg. Vet. 1, 27, 4; 3, 18.—

II. A plant, otherwise unknown, App. Herb. 3 fin.

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *Hlak-, *lēk- (“leg; the main muscle of the arm or leg”). Compare English leg and Latin lacertus (“upper arm”).