sandarac

from 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}]
    
from 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]
    
from 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]
    

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