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TRUE SANDALWOOD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does true sandalwood mean?
• TRUE SANDALWOOD (noun)
The noun TRUE SANDALWOOD has 1 sense:
1. parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect repelling properties and used, e.g., for making chests
Familiarity information: TRUE SANDALWOOD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect repelling properties and used, e.g., for making chests
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
sandalwood tree; Santalum album; true sandalwood
Hypernyms ("true sandalwood" is a kind of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
Meronyms (substance of "true sandalwood"):
sandalwood (close-grained fragrant yellowish heartwood of the true sandalwood; has insect repelling properties and is used for carving and cabinetwork)
Holonyms ("true sandalwood" is a member of...):
genus Santalum; Santalum (parasitic trees of Indonesia and Malaysia)
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