sandarac meaning

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sandarac (noun): durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of the cathedral at Cordova, Spain).

sandarac has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

sandarac as a noun

  1. durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of the cathedral at Cordova, Spain)

    Synonyms: citronwood

    Type of: wood

  2. a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes

    Synonyms: sandarach

    Type of: natural resin

  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

    Synonyms: sandarac tree, Tetraclinis articulata, Callitris quadrivalvis

    Type of: cypress

Word lists: words starting with SA · words ending in AC · 8-letter words

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