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Thyine wood
Thy′ine woodˊ
.[Gr. [GREEK] [GREEK], fr. [GREEK], adj., pertaining to the tree [GREEK] or [GREEK], 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.