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Definition of Sandarac tree
1. 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.
Generic synonyms: Cypress
Terms within: Sandarac, Sandarach, Citronwood, Sandarac
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sandarac Tree
Literary usage of Sandarac tree
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1892)
"It exudes from the bark of the sandarac tree ( Callitris ... The mottled butt-wood
of the sandarac tree is highly balsamic and odoriferous, ..."
2. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1904)
"When heated, or sprinkled on burning coals, it emits an agreeable balsamic smell.
It exudes from the bark of the sandarac tree (Gal- ..."
3. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1892)
"It exudes from the bark of the sandarac tree ( Callitris ... The mottled butt-wood
of the sandarac tree is highly balsamic and odoriferous, ..."
4. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1904)
"When heated, or sprinkled on burning coals, it emits an agreeable balsamic smell.
It exudes from the bark of the sandarac tree (Gal- ..."
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