[syn: sandarac, sandarac tree, Tetraclinis articulata, Callitris quadrivalvis]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
sandarac
n 1: durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of
the cathedral at Cordova, Spain) [syn: sandarac,
citronwood]
2: a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in
varnishes [syn: sandarac, 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, sandarac tree, Tetraclinis articulata,
Callitris quadrivalvis]