sandalwood


Definition: Meaning of, sandalwood in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈsand(ə)lwʊd /

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sandalwood sandalwoods
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  1. pleasant-smelling wood from a Southern Asian tree, or the oil from this wood
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  2. a tree with a pleasant-smelling wood, grown in India for its oil and used for making soap and perfume
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sandalwood used in phrases

  • African sandalwood (noun)
    1. small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye
  • red sandalwood (noun)
    1. Pterocarpus santalinus hard durable wood of red sandalwood trees ; prized for cabinetwork
    2. tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood
  • sandalwood family (noun)
    1. chiefly tropical herbs or shrubs or trees bearing nuts or one-seeded fruit
  • sandalwood tree (noun)
    1. parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect repelling properties and used, e.g., for making chests
  • true sandalwood (noun)
    1. parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect repelling properties and used, e.g., for making chests
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