sandarac
[ san-duh-rak ]
/ ˈsæn dəˌræk /
noun
a coniferous tree, Tetraclinis articulata (Callitrus quadrivalvis), native to northwestern Africa, yielding a resin and a fragrant, hard, dark-colored wood much used in building.
the brittle, usually pale-yellow, faintly aromatic resin exuding from the bark of this tree: used chiefly as incense and in making varnish.
Origin of sandarac
1350–1400; Middle English
sandaracha < Latin
sandaraca < Greek
sandarákē realgar, beebread
Words nearby sandarac
sandage,
sandakan,
sandal,
sandalfoot,
sandalwood,
sandarac,
sandbag,
sandbank,
sandbar,
sandblast,
sandbox
Example sentences from the Web for sandarac
Always the eraser and the sandarac, the same inkstand, the same pens, and the same companions.
Bouvard and Pcuchet |Gustave Flaubert
British Dictionary definitions for sandarac
sandarac
sandarach
/ (ˈsændəˌræk) /
noun
Also called: sandarac tree
either of two coniferous trees, Tetraclinis articulata of N Africa or Callistris endlicheri of Australia, having hard fragrant dark wood: family Cupressaceae
a brittle pale yellow transparent resin obtained from the bark of this tree and used in making varnish and incense
Also called: citron wood
the wood of this tree, used in building
Word Origin for sandarac
C16
sandaracha, from Latin
sandaraca red pigment, from Greek
sandarakē