See Also: Sandarac(medicine)
sandarac(dictionary)

sandarac (iou)



sandarac noun. Also sandarach. LME.
[Latin sandaraca from Greek sandarake, -akhe, of Asiatic origin.]
= REALGAR. LME.
= bee-bread (b) s.v. BEE noun1. E17-M18.
A resin obtained from either of two coniferous trees, Tetraclinis articulata of NW Africa and (more fully Australian sandarac) Callitris endlicheri of Australia, which is used in the preparation of varnishes and (formerly) for blotting ink. Also gum sandarac. M17.