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sandalwood definition

san·dal·wood (-wo̵od′)

noun

    1. the hard, light-colored, closegrained, sweet-smelling heartwood of any of several allied trees of Asia, used for carving and cabinetmaking or burned as incense; esp., the wood of a S Asian evergreen tree (Santalum album) of the sandalwood family
    2. any tree yielding such wood
    1. any of a number of similar or related trees
    2. the wood of any of these

Etymology: sandal, sandalwood < ME sandell < MFr sandal < ML sandalum < LGr santalon < Ar ṣandal, ult. < Sans candana < IE base *kand-, to gleam, bright > L candere, to shine

adjective

designating a family (Santalaceae, order Santalales) of dicotyledonous plants, shrubs, and trees including the quandong
Sandalwood definition

San·dal·wood (san′dəl wo̵od′)

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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