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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sandarach \san"darach\, sandarac \san"darac\,, 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
see also:
callitris quadrivalvis thuya articulata
- [2] : 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
see also:
sandarac
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
sandarac
n 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
see also:
citronwood sandarach sandarac tree tetraclinis articulata callitris quadrivalvis
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