1. (noun) ruby wood, red sandalwood
hard durable wood of red sandalwood trees (Pterocarpus santalinus); prized for cabinetwork
2. (noun) red sandalwood, red sanders, red sanderswood, red saunders, Pterocarpus santalinus
tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood
3. (noun) coralwood, coral-wood, red sandalwood, Barbados pride, peacock flower fence, Adenanthera pavonina
East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental
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