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}]
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]