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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
- 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
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Santalales - order; Santalaceae - family
Hyponyms
- For species see Santalum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or Santalum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia