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Sandarach \San"da*rach\, Sandarac \San"da*rac\,, n. [L. sandaraca, Gr. ?.]

1. (Min.) Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic. [Archaic] [1913 Webster]

2. (Bot. Chem.) A white or yellow resin obtained from a Barbary tree (Callitris quadrivalvis or Thuya articulata), and pulverized for pounce; -- probably so called from a resemblance to the mineral. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

citronwood \citronwood\ n.

1. wood of a citron tree. [WordNet 1.5]

2. a durable fragrant wood used in building (as in the roof of Cordova Cathedral); -- called also sandarac.

Syn: sandarac. [WordNet 1.5]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

sandarac

noun

1: durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of the cathedral at Cordova, Spain) [syn: citronwood]
2: a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes [syn: sandarach]
3: large coniferous evergreen tree of North Africa and Spain having flattened branches and scalelike leaves yielding a hard fragrant wood; bark yields a resin used in varnishes [syn: sandarac tree, Tetraclinis articulata, Callitris quadrivalvis]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Sandarach \San"da*rach\, Sandarac \San"da*rac\,, n. [L. sandaraca, Gr. ?.]

1. (Min.) Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic. [Archaic]

2. (Bot. Chem.) A white or yellow resin obtained from a Barbary tree (Callitris quadrivalvis or Thuya articulata), and pulverized for pounce; -- probably so called from a resemblance to the mineral.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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