sandalwood
[ san-dl-woo d ]
/ ˈsæn dlˌwʊd /
noun
the fragrant heartwood of any of certain Asian trees of the genus Santalum, used for ornamental carving and burned as incense.
any of these trees, especially S. album (white sandalwood), an evergreen of India, having ovate leaves and yellowish flowers that turn red.
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British Dictionary definitions for sandalwood
sandalwood
sandal
/ (ˈsændəlˌwʊd) /
noun
any of several evergreen hemiparasitic trees of the genus Santalum, esp S. album (white sandalwood), of S Asia and Australia, having hard light-coloured heartwood: family Santalaceae
the wood of any of these trees, which is used for carving, is burned as incense, and yields an aromatic oil used in perfumery
any of various similar trees or their wood, esp Pterocarpus santalinus (red sandalwood), a leguminous tree of SE Asia having dark red wood used as a dye
Word Origin for sandalwood
C14
sandal, from Medieval Latin
sandalum, from Late Greek
sandanon, from Sanskrit
candana sandalwood