| 单词 | sandarac |
| 释义 | sandarac[ san-duh-rak ] / ˈsæn dəˌræk / nouna coniferous tree, Tetraclinis articulata (Callitrus quadrivalvis), native to northwestern Africa, yielding a resin and a fragrant, hard, dark-colored wood much used in building. the brittle, usually pale-yellow, faintly aromatic resin exuding from the bark of this tree: used chiefly as incense and in making varnish. Origin of sandarac1350–1400; Middle English sandaracha<Latin sandaraca<Greek sandarákē realgar, beebread Words nearby sandaracSandakan, sandal, sandalfoot, sandalwood, Sandalwood Island, sandarac, sandbag, sandbank, sand bar, sandblast, sand-blind Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sandarac
British Dictionary definitions for sandaracsandarac sandarach/ (ˈsændəˌræk) / nounAlso called: sandarac tree either of two coniferous trees, Tetraclinis articulata of N Africa or Callistris endlicheri of Australia, having hard fragrant dark wood: family Cupressaceae a brittle pale yellow transparent resin obtained from the bark of this tree and used in making varnish and incense Also called: citron wood the wood of this tree, used in building Word Origin for sandaracC16 sandaracha, from Latin sandaraca red pigment, from Greek sandarakē Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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