bastard sandalwood

bastard sandalwood
noun
2. : any of several trees of the family Myoporaceae: as
a.
(1) : either of two small shrubby Australian trees (Myoporum platycarpum and M. tenuifolium) with pleasantly scented wood
(2) : naio c
b. : an aromatic shrub or shrubby tree (Eremophila mitchelli) of Australia
3. : a small tree (Zelkova abelicea) of Crete

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