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Callitris quadrivalvis

Sandarach \San"da*rach\, Sandarac \San"da*rac\,, n. [L. sandaraca, Gr. ?.]

  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.

Callitris quadrivalvis

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.