SANDARAC

[san.da.rac] n [L sandaraca red coloring, fr. Gk sandarake realgar, red pigment from realgar] (1543): a brittle faintly aromatic translucent resin obtained from a northern African tree (Tetraclinis articulata) of the cypress family and used chiefly in making varnish and as incense; also: a similar resin obtained from any of several Australian trees (genus Callitris) of the same family