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san|dal|wood — «SAN duhl WUD», noun. 1. the fragrant heartwood of certain trees of Asia, especially the white sandalwood. It is a hard, close grained yellowish wood used for carving, making ornamental boxes and fans, and is also burned as incense. 2. any one of … Useful english dictionary
San Pietro, Perugia — San Pietro is the name of a church and an abbey in the city of Perugia (Umbria), central Italy.HistoryThe monastery was created around 996 over the former cathedral church, the early seat of Perugia s bishops, existing since the early seventh… … Wikipedia
sandalwood — san|dal|wood [ˈsændlwud] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: sandal sandalwood (14 20 centuries) (from Medieval Latin sandalum, from Late Greek, from Sanskrit candana) + wood] pleasant smelling wood from a Southern Asian tree, or the oil from this… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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 [[t]ˈsæn dlˌwʊd[/t]] n. 1) pln the fragrant reddish yellow heartwood of an Indian tree, Santalum album, or of related trees in the sandalwood family: used for incense and ornamental carving 2) pln any of various similar trees or… … From formal English to slang
Adenanthera pavonina — 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}),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
False sandalwood — 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}),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Myoporum tenuifolium — 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}),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pterocarpus santalinus — 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}),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Red sandalwood — 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}),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
