2. a durable fragrant wood used in building (as in the roof
of Cordova Cathedral); -- called also {sandarac}.
Syn: sandarac. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
citronwood — noun 1. wood of a citron tree • Hypernyms: ↑wood • Substance Holonyms: ↑citron, ↑citron tree, ↑Citrus medica 2. durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of the cathedral at Cordova, Spain) … Useful english dictionary
sandarac — citronwood citronwood n. 1. wood of a citron tree. [WordNet 1.5] 2. a durable fragrant wood used in building (as in the roof of Cordova Cathedral); called also {sandarac}. Syn: sandarac. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sandarac — In mineralogy, sandarac, or sandarach, may refer to realgar or native arsenic disulfide, but is generally (a use found in Dioscorides) a resin obtained from the small coniferous tree Tetraclinis articulata , native to the northwest of Africa, and … Wikipedia
Callitris quadrivalvis — noun 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 •… … Useful english dictionary
citron tree — noun thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind • Syn: ↑citron, ↑Citrus medica • Hypernyms: ↑citrus, ↑citrus tree • Substance Meronyms: ↑citronwood … Useful english dictionary
Citrus medica — noun thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind • Syn: ↑citron, ↑citron tree • Hypernyms: ↑citrus, ↑citrus tree • Substance Meronyms: ↑citronwood … Useful english dictionary
sandarac tree — noun 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, ↑Tetraclinis articulata, ↑Callitris quadrivalvis… … Useful english dictionary
Tetraclinis articulata — noun 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, ↑Callitris quadrivalvis •… … Useful english dictionary
