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1. (n.) sandarac
a NW African tree, Callitris articulata, of the cypress family, yielding a resin used as a varnish and a hard, dark wood used in building.
2. sandarac
the brittle, faintly aromatic resin from the bark of this tree.
3. sandarac
any of several Australian cypresses that yield a similar resin.
Etymology: (1645–55; appar. identical with
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) sandarac, citronwood
durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of the cathedral at Cordova, Spain)
2. (noun) sandarac, sandarach
a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes
3. (noun) sandarac, sandarac tree, Tetraclinis articulata, Callitris quadrivalvis
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
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1. (noun) sandarac
realgar; red sulphide of arsenic
2. (noun) sandarac
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
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