Sār'co-cōl or Sār'co-cōl'la, n.

n. [Fr. sarcocolle, Gr. σαρκoκόλλα, from σάρξ, σαρκός, flesh, and κόλλα, glue.] A semi-transparent, resinous substance, obtained from certain species of Peneæ, as P. sarcocolla, P. mucronata, shrubs of Africa. It is obtained in the form of small, oblong, semi-transparent globules of a yellowish or reddish hue, and has an odor like anise-seed. Dunglison.