thyine wood Meaning, Definition & Usage

Thy"ine wood`
Etymology
Gr. , fr. , adj., pertaining to the tree or , an African tree with sweet-smelling wood.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913