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1. (n.) sandalwood
the fragrant reddish yellow heartwood of an Indian tree, Santalum album, or of related trees in the sandalwood family: used for incense and ornamental carving.
2. sandalwood
any of various similar trees or their wood.
Etymology: (1505–15)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) sandalwood
close-grained fragrant yellowish heartwood of the true sandalwood; has insect repelling properties and is used for carving and cabinetwork
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1. (noun) sandalwood
the highly perfumed yellowish heartwood of an East Indian and Polynesian tree (Santalum album), and of several other trees of the same genus, as the Hawaiian Santalum Freycinetianum and S. pyrularium, the Australian S. latifolium, etc. The name is extended to several other kinds of fragrant wood
2. (noun) sandalwood
any tree of the genus Santalum, or a tree which yields sandalwood
3. (noun) sandalwood
the red wood of a kind of buckthorn, used in Russia for dyeing leather (Rhamnus Dahuricus)
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