noun
parasitic trees of Indonesia and Malaysia
• Syn: ↑genus Santalum
• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Santalaceae, ↑family Santalaceae, ↑sandalwood family
• Member Meronyms: ↑sandalwood tree, ↑true sandalwood, ↑Santalum album
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\\ˈsantələm\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin sandalum, santalum sandalwood
: a small genus (the type of the family Santalaceae) of Indo-Malayan parasitic trees having coriaceous leaves and small perfect flowers in terminal panicles — see sandalwood
Useful english dictionary. 2012.