SANDARAC

sandarac, sandarac tree, Tetraclinis articulata, Callitris quadrivalvis

(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

sandarac, sandarach

(noun) a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes

sandarac, citronwood

(noun) durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of the cathedral at Cordova, Spain)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

sandarac (countable and uncountable, plural sandaracs)

(mineral, archaic) Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic.

(botany, chemistry) A white or yellow resin obtained from a north African tree (Tetraclinis articulata), and pulverized for pounce; probably so called from a resemblance to the mineral.

Any tree from the genus Tetraclinis.

Anagrams

• carandas

Source: Wiktionary

San"da*rach, San"da*rac, (, n. Etym: [L. sandaraca, Gr.

1. (Min.)

Definition: Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic. [Archaic]

2. (Bot. Chem.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition