Definition von sandarac im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
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
durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of the cathedral at Cordova, Spain)
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
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
sandarac
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Etymologie
() Latin sandaraca, from Ancient Greek σανδαράκη (sandarakē, “realgar”).