sandarac

3 definitions found

sandarac - 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]

  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]

sandarac - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]