Santalum

San´ta`lum

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(Bot.) A genus of trees with entire opposite leaves and small apetalous flowers. There are less than a dozen species, occurring from India to Australia and the Pacific Islands. See Sandalwood.

Thesaurus

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Santalum - parasitic trees of Indonesia and Malaysia genus Santalum dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs family Santalaceae, sandalwood family, Santalaceae - chiefly tropical herbs or shrubs or trees bearing nuts or one-seeded fruit sandalwood 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 chests