'Callitris quadrivalvis' definitions:
Definition of 'Callitris quadrivalvis'
(from WordNet)
noun
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, Callitris quadrivalvis]
Definition of 'Callitris quadrivalvis'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Callitris quadrivalvis'
From: GCIDE
- 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]