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sandalwood
(redirected from white sandalwoods)

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san·dal·wood  (sndl-wd)
n.
1. Any of several tropical Asian 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.
2. Any of several tropical Asian trees of the genera Adenanthera, Myroporum, and Pterocarpus.
3. The wood of any of these trees.
4. A light to moderate or grayish brown.

sandalwood [ˈsændəlˌwʊd], sandal
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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 Santalaceae
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Forestry) 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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sandalwoodsandalwood - close-grained fragrant yellowish heartwood of the true sandalwood; has insect repelling properties and is used for carving and cabinetwork
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
wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
Translations
sandalwood [ˈsændlwʊd] Nsándalo m
sandalwood [ˈsændəlwʊd]
n
(= wood) → bois m de santal
(= tree) → santal m
(= oil) → huile f de santal
sandalwood
nSandelholz nt
attrSandelholz-; sandalwood oilSandelholzöl nt
sandalwood [ˈsændlˌwʊd]
1. n (wood) → legno di sandalo; (oil) → olio di sandalo
2. adj (soap, perfume) → al sandalo

sandalwood [ˈsændlˌwʊd]
1. n (wood) → legno di sandalo; (oil) → olio di sandalo
2. adj (soap, perfume) → al sandalo


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