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A brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes
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sandarac
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Sandarac (or sandarach ) is a resin obtained from the small cypress-like tree Tetraclinis articulata . The tree is native to the northwest of Africa with a notable presence in the Southern Morocco part of the Atlas mountains . The resin exudes naturally ...
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n. durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of the cathedral at Cordova, Spain) [syn: citronwood ] a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes [syn: sandarach ] large coniferous evergreen tree of North Africa and Spain ...
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
citronwood \citronwood\ n. wood of a citron tree. a durable fragrant wood used in building (as in the roof of Cordova Cathedral); -- called also sandarac . Syn: sandarac.
Usage examples of sandarac.
After effecting the erasure the spot is often rubbed over with a powdered alum or gum sandarac, or coated with gelatin or size.
Gum Juniper is a name of Sandarac, theresinous product of Thuja articulata or Callitris quadrivalvis.