Santalum

noun

San·​ta·​lum

ˈsantᵊləm

: 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

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Medieval Latin sandalum, santalum sandalwood

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