The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sandarach \San"da*rach\, Sandarac \San"da*rac\,, n. [L. sandaraca, Gr. ?.]
(Min.) Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic. [Archaic]
(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.
Thyine wood \Thy"ine wood`\ [Gr. ? ?, fr. ?, adj., pertaining to
the tree ? or ?, an African tree with sweet-smelling wood.]
(Bot.)
The fragrant and beautiful wood of a North African tree
( Callitris quadrivalvis), formerly called Thuja
articulata. The tree is of the Cedar family, and furnishes a
balsamic resin called sandarach.
--Rev. xviii. 12.
Usage examples of "callitris quadrivalvis".
Gum Juniper is a name of Sandarac, theresinous product of Thuja articulata or Callitris quadrivalvis.