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Callitris quadrivalvis (gcide) | Sandarach \San"da*rach\, Sandarac \San"da*rac\,, n. [L.
sandaraca, Gr. ?.]
1. (Min.) Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic. [Archaic]
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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.
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Callitris quadrivalvis (gcide) | 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.
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callitris quadrivalvis (wn) | Callitris quadrivalvis
n 1: 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
[syn: sandarac, sandarac tree, {Tetraclinis
articulata}, Callitris quadrivalvis] |
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Callitris quadrivalvis (gcide) | Sandarach \San"da*rach\, Sandarac \San"da*rac\,, n. [L.
sandaraca, Gr. ?.]
1. (Min.) Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic. [Archaic]
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]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.
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