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Definition of Callitris quadrivalvis

Callitris quadrivalvis
Sandarach San"da*rach, Sandarac San"da*rac,, n. [L. sandaraca, Gr. ?.] 1. (Min.) Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic. [Archaic] 2. (Bot. Chem.) A white or yellow resin obtained from a Barbary tree (Callitris quadrivalvis or Thuya articulata), and pulverized for pounce; -- probably so called from a resemblance to the mineral.
Callitris quadrivalvis
Thyine wood Thy"ine wood` [Gr. ? ?, fr. ?, adj., pertaining to the tree ? or ?, an African tree with sweet-smelling wood.] (Bot.) The fragrant and beautiful wood of a North African tree (Callitris quadrivalvis), formerly called Thuja articulata. The tree is of the Cedar family, and furnishes a balsamic resin called sandarach. --Rev. xviii. 12.

Meaning of Callitris quadrivalvis from wikipedia

- from the tree known botanically as Tetraclinis articulata (syn. Callitris quadrivalvis, Thuja articulata). The name is derived from the Gr**** word thuon...
- resemblance to the latter. In older texts, it was sometimes treated in Thuja or Callitris, but it is less closely related to those genera. It is a small, slow-growing...
- pine Callitris canescens, Morrison's cypress pine Callitris columellaris, white cypress-pine Callitris endlicheri, black cypress-pine Callitris macleayana...
- teretifolius F.Muell. Callitris columellaris F.Muell. Callitris drummondii (Parl.) F.Muell. Callitris macleayana (F.Muell.) F.Muell. Callitris muelleri (Parl...