1. Noun
Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic.
2. Noun
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.
3. 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
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4. Noun
a brittle and faintly aromatic translucent resin used in varnishes
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5. Noun
durable fragrant wood; used in building (as in the roof of the cathedral at Cordova, Spain)
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