Found 2 items, similar to Sandarac.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: sandarac
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
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Sandarac
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]