Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SAR'CO-COL, or SAR-CO-COL'LA, n. [Gr. compounded of σαρξ, flesh, and κολλα, glue.]

A semi-transparent solid substance, imported from Arabia and Persia in grains of a light yellow or red color. It is an inspissated sap, supposed to be produced by a species Penæa. It has its name from its supposed use in healing wounds and ulcers. – Encyc.