red sandalwood
1.
(
noun
) tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood
Synonyms:
Pterocarpus santalinus
,
red sanders
,
red sanderswood
,
red saunders
Related Words:
tree
2.
(
noun
) East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental
Synonyms:
Adenanthera pavonina
,
Barbados pride
,
coralwood
,
peacock flower fence
Related Words:
tree
3.
(
noun
) hard durable wood of red sandalwood trees (Pterocarpus santalinus); prized for cabinetwork
Synonyms:
ruby wood
Related Words:
wood
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