sandarac
1. 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 • Hypernyms: cypress • Substance Meronyms: sandarach, citronwood 2. durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of the cathedral at Cordova, Spain) • Syn: citronwood • Hypernyms: wood • Substance Holonyms: sandarac tree, Tetraclinis articulata, Callitris quadrivalvis 3. a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes • Syn: sandarach • Hypernyms: natural resin • Substance Holonyms: sandarac tree, Tetraclinis articulata, Callitris quadrivalvis
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