Found 2 items, similar to Callitris quadrivalvis.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Callitris quadrivalvis
Callitris quadrivalvis
n : 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,
sandarac tree,
Tetraclinis articulata
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Callitris quadrivalvis
Sandarach
\San"da*rach\, Sandarac
\San"da*rac\,, n. [L.
sandaraca, Gr. ?.]
1. (Min.) Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic. [Archaic]
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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.
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Thyine wood
\Thy"ine wood`\ [Gr. ? ?, fr. ?, adj., pertaining to
the tree ? or ?, an African tree with sweet-smelling wood.]
(Bot.)
The fragrant and beautiful wood of a North African tree
(
Callitris quadrivalvis), formerly called
Thuja articulata
. The tree is of the Cedar family, and furnishes a
balsamic resin called sandarach. --Rev. xviii. 12.
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