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Sandarac

//ˈsændəɹæk// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic. archaic, countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    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 wordnet
  3. 3
    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. countable, uncountable

    "Sandarach is procured from common juniper; and incense from a juniper with yellow fruit."

  4. 4
    a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes wordnet
  5. 5
    Any tree from the genus Tetraclinis. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of the cathedral at Cordova, Spain) wordnet

Etymology

From Latin sandaraca, from Ancient Greek σανδαράκη (sandarákē, “realgar”).

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