(n) parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect repelling properties and used, e.g., for making chests, Syn.Santalum album, true sandalwood
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
n. [ Santalum + piperonal. ] (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance, isomeric with piperonal, but having weak acid properties. It is extracted from sandalwood. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Santalaceae), of which the genus Santalum is the type, and which includes the buffalo nut and a few other North American plants, and many peculiar plants of the southern hemisphere. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sandalwood (Santalum); -- used specifically to designate an acid obtained as a resinous or red crystalline dyestuff, which is called also santalin. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL. See Sandalwood. ] (Bot.) A genus of trees with entire opposite leaves and small apetalous flowers. There are less than a dozen species, occurring from India to Australia and the Pacific Islands. See Sandalwood. [ 1913 Webster ]
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