bastard sandalwood

noun

1

: false sandalwood

2

: any of several trees of the family Myoporaceae: such as

a(1)

: either of two small shrubby Australian trees (Myoporum platycarpum and M. tenuifolium) with pleasantly scented wood

(2)

: naio sense c

b

: an aromatic shrub or shrubby tree (Eremophila mitchelli) of Australia

3

: a small tree (Zelkova abelicea) of Crete

4

New Zealand : akeake

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