'Sandarac' definitions:
Definition of 'sandarac'
From: WordNet
noun
Durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of the cathedral at Cordova, Spain) [syn: sandarac, citronwood]
noun
A brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes [syn: sandarac, sandarach]
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 'Sandarac'
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]
Definition of 'sandarac'
From: GCIDE
- 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]