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sandalwood
san·dal·wood S0061300 (săn′dl-wo͝od′)n.1. a. Any of several tropical Asian hemiparasitic trees of the genus Santalum, especially S. album, having aromatic yellowish heartwood used in cabinetmaking and wood carving and yielding an oil used in perfumery.b. Any of several other tropical Asian trees, especially those of the genera Adenanthera and Pterocarpus that yield a hard wood and a red dye.c. The wood of any of these trees.2. A light to moderate or grayish brown.
[sandal + wood.]sandalwood (ˈsændəlˌwʊd) , sandal or sanderswoodn1. (Plants) 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 Santalaceae2. (Forestry) the wood of any of these trees, which is used for carving, is burned as incense, and yields an aromatic oil used in perfumery3. (Plants) 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[C14 sandal, from Medieval Latin sandalum, from Late Greek sandanon, from Sanskrit candana sandalwood]san•dal•wood (ˈsæn dlˌwʊd)
n. 1. 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. any of various similar trees or their wood. [1505–15] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  sandalwood - close-grained fragrant yellowish heartwood of the true sandalwood; has insect repelling properties and is used for carving and cabinetworksandalwood tree, Santalum album, true sandalwood - parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect repelling properties and used, e.g., for making chestswood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees |
Translationssandalwood
sandalwood, name for several fragrant tropical woods, especially for Santalum album, an evergreen partially parasitic tree either native to India or introduced there centuries ago. It is used for joss sticks in Buddhist religious ceremonies and funeral rites, as a paste or powder by Hindus and Jains, and is made into ornamental wares. The essential oil distilled from the wood is used extensively as a fragrance and has a place in traditional medicine. Santalum species are distributed Japan, Indonesia, and Australia across the Pacific to the Hawaiian and the Juan Fernández islands. Red sandalwood obtained from a leguminous tree (Adenanthera pavonina), also native to India, was probably the almug of the Bible. It is used chiefly as the source of a dye. Sandalwood is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnaliopsida, order Santalales, family Santalaceae.  sandalwood sandalwoodSmall tropical tree. Thin opposite lance-shaped leaves, shiny on top, pale on bottom. Takes up to 5 years to get viable seeds from new tree. Most famous for it’s essential oil, used in passing of kidney stones, urinary tract infections, relaxant, aphrodisiac.Sandalwood (Santalum album), an evergreen tree of the family Santalaceae. The tree reaches a height of about 10 m. The sandalwood usually parasitizes the roots of sugarcane, bamboo, and palm, but it is also capable of developing independently. Sandalwood roots form suckers (haustoria) that penetrate the root tissues of other plants and suck out their nutrient substances. The sandalwood grows primarily in teak forests in India, on the Malay Peninsula, and on the islands of the Malay Archipelago. It is cultivated in India. The fragrant, yellow trunk wood contains 3–6 percent essential oil in its pith. The oil is used in perfume and medicine. The wood, souvenirs manufactured from the wood, and the essential oil are exported. Other species of Santalum having fragrant wood are also called sandalwood, for example, S. cunninghamii from New Zealand and S. austro-caledonicum from Australia and New Caledonia. Some species of the genera Derris and Bafia that have aromatic wood are also called sandalwood. S. S. MORSHCHIKHINA sandalwood[′san·dəl‚wu̇d] (botany) Any species of the genus Santalum of the sandalwood family (Santalaceae) characterized by a fragrant wood. S. album. A parasitic tree with hard, close-grained, aromatic heartwood used in ornamental carving and cabinetwork. sandalwood, sandal1. 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 2. the wood of any of these trees, which is used for carving, is burned as incense, and yields an aromatic oil used in perfumery 3. 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 sandalwood
Words related to sandalwoodnoun close-grained fragrant yellowish heartwood of the true sandalwoodRelated Words- sandalwood tree
- Santalum album
- true sandalwood
- wood
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