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Noun: sandarac  'san-du,rak
  1. Durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of the cathedral at Cordova, Spain)
    - citronwood
     
  2. A brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes
    - sandarach
     
  3. 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
    - sandarac tree, Tetraclinis articulata, Callitris quadrivalvis

Derived forms: sandaracs

Type of: cypress, natural resin, wood

Encyclopedia: Sandarac