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Webster 1913 Edition


Santalum


San′ta-lum

,
Noun.
[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
.

Definition 2024


Santalum

Santalum

See also: santalum

Translingual

Proper noun

Santalum n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Santalaceae sandalwoods and related trees and shrubs, probably native to Australasia, but introduced long ago in India and throughout Oceania.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

santalum

santalum

See also: Santalum

English

Santalum album, Hyderabad, India

Noun

santalum (plural santalums)

  1. (botany) Any of the genus Santalum of trees with entire opposite leaves and small apetalous flowers.