red sandalwood

red san·dal·wood

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Definitions of red sandalwood words

noun red sandalwood the fragrant heartwood of any of certain Asian trees of the genus Santalum, used for ornamental carving and burned as incense. 1
noun red sandalwood any of these trees, especially S. album (white sandalwood) an evergreen of India, having ovate leaves and yellowish flowers that turn red. 1
noun red sandalwood any of various related or similar trees or their woods, especially an East Indian tree, Pterocarpus santalinus (red sandalwood) of the legume family, or its heavy dark-red wood that yields a dye. 1
noun red sandalwood a leguminous tree of SE Asia, Pterocarpus santalinus, having dark red wood used as a dye 0

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40

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