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Definition of: sandalwood
(san′dəl·w
d′) noun
1. The fine–grained, dense, fragrant wood of any of several East Indian trees (genus Santalum).
2. The similar wood of other trees, as the East Indian red sandalwood (Pterocarpus santalinus): also called sanderswood. [<obs. sandal sandalwood (<Med. L sandalum, ult. <Skt. śandana) + WOOD]
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