Thesaurus: sandarac

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1. n. Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic.
2. n. 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.
3. n. durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of the cathedral at Cordova, Spain)
4. n. a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes
5. n. 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
6. 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.
7. n. durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of the cathedral at Cordova, Spain) n. a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes n. 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