sandalwood tree

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• sandalwood-tree — raudonsėklis gumbamedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Mimozinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis augalas (Adenanthera pavonina), paplitęs Azijoje ir Australijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Adenanthera pavonina angl. coralwood; red sandalwood… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

• sandalwood tree — noun parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant close grained yellowish heartwood with insect repelling properties and used, e.g., for making chests • Syn: ↑true sandalwood, ↑Santalum album • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Member Holonyms:… …   Useful english dictionary

• red sandalwood-tree — raudonsėklis gumbamedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Mimozinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis augalas (Adenanthera pavonina), paplitęs Azijoje ir Australijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Adenanthera pavonina angl. coralwood; red sandalwood… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

• sandalwood — 1510s, earlier sandell (c.1400), saundres (early 14c.), from O.Fr. sandale, from M.L. sandalum, from Late Gk. santalon, ultimately from Skt. candana m the sandalwood tree, perhaps lit. wood for burning incense, related to candrah shining, glowing …   Etymology dictionary

• sandalwood — /san dl wood /, n. 1. the fragrant heartwood of any of certain Asian trees of the genus Santalum, used for ornamental carving and burned as incense. 2. any of these trees, esp. S. album (white sandalwood), an evergreen of India, having ovate… …   Universalium

• sandalwood — noun Etymology: sandal sandalwood (from Middle English, from Anglo French sandali, from Medieval Latin sandalum, from Late Greek santalon, ultimately from Sanskrit candana, of Dravidian origin; akin to Tamil cāntu sandalwood tree) + 2wood Date:… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sandalwood oil — noun 1. : an essential oil obtained from sandalwood: as a. : a pale yellow somewhat viscous aromatic liquid obtained from the sandalwood (Santalum album) usually from Mysore, India, and used chiefly in perfumes and soaps and especially formerly… …   Useful english dictionary

• sandalwood — UK [ˈsænd(ə)lˌwʊd] / US noun Word forms sandalwood : singular sandalwood plural sandalwoods a) [countable] a tree with a pleasant smelling wood, grown in India for its oil and used for making soap and perfume b) [uncountable] the wood of a… …   English dictionary

• sandalwood — san|dal|wood [ sændl,wud ] noun count a tree with a pleasant smelling wood, grown in India for its oil and used for making soap and PERFUME a. uncount the wood of a sandalwood tree …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Sandalwood — San dal*wood, n. [F. sandal, santal, fr. Ar. [,c]andal, or Gr. sa ntalon; both ultimately fr. Skr. candana. Cf. {Sanders}.] (Bot.) (a) The highly perfumed yellowish heartwood of an East Indian and Polynesian tree ({Santalum album}), and of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sandalwood — [san′dəlwood΄] n. [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] 1. a) the hard, light colored,… …   English World dictionary