sandarac (n.)

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

    [ Syn: citronwood ]

  2. a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes

    [ Syn: 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 tree , tetraclinis articulata , callitris quadrivalvis ]

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