sandarac Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of the cathedral at Cordova, Spain)
    citronwood.
  2. noun a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes
    sandarach.
  3. 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
    Tetraclinis articulata; Callitris quadrivalvis; sandarac tree.

WordNet

San"da*rach, San"da*rac noun (Also<
  • Sandarach
  • Sandarac
)
Etymology
L. sandaraca, Gr. .
Definitions
  1. (Min.) Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic. Archaic
  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.

Webster 1913