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| san·da·rac [ sándə ràk ] (plural san·da·racs) |
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1. brittle resin: a brittle yellowish translucent resin exuded by a coniferous tree. Use: varnishes, incense.
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2. wood for building: a hard dark aromatic wood. Use: building material.
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3. evergreen tree: a coniferous tree with flat branches and leaves with overlapping scales, which produces sandarac. Native to: northwestern Africa, Spain. Latin name Tetraclinis articulata.
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| [Mid-17th century. Via Latin< Greek sandarakē] |
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