False Sandalwood

False Sandalwood

False Sandalwood may refer to any of the following plant species:

* "Adenanthera pavonina" (False Red Sandalwood)
* "Eremophila mitchellii"
* "Myoporum platycarpum"


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  • False sandalwood — Sandalwood San dal*wood, n. [F. sandal, santal, fr. Ar. [,c]andal, or Gr. sa ntalon; both ultimately fr. Skr. candana. Cf. {Sanders}.] (Bot.) (a) The highly perfumed yellowish heartwood of an East Indian and Polynesian tree ({Santalum album}),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • false sandalwood — noun 1. : a small spiny often shrubby tropical tree (Ximenia americana) that has an astringent bark rich in tannins, leathery opposite leaves, whitish flowers, and a yellow to orange edible fruit which resembles a plum and contains a very oily… …   Useful english dictionary

  • false sandalwood — amerikinė ksimenija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Gvildeninių šeimos aliejinis, vaisinis augalas (Ximenia americana), paplitęs atogrąžų Afrikoje, Azijoje ir Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Ximenia americana angl. false sandalwood; tallow… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Sandalwood — San dal*wood, n. [F. sandal, santal, fr. Ar. [,c]andal, or Gr. sa ntalon; both ultimately fr. Skr. candana. Cf. {Sanders}.] (Bot.) (a) The highly perfumed yellowish heartwood of an East Indian and Polynesian tree ({Santalum album}), and of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Red sandalwood — Sandalwood San dal*wood, n. [F. sandal, santal, fr. Ar. [,c]andal, or Gr. sa ntalon; both ultimately fr. Skr. candana. Cf. {Sanders}.] (Bot.) (a) The highly perfumed yellowish heartwood of an East Indian and Polynesian tree ({Santalum album}),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sandalwood —    Iliahi, aoa, lā au ala, iliahi a lo e, wahie ala, hua ula ula.    ♦ False or bastard sandalwood, naio.    ♦ Wood of naio, a aka.    ♦ Scion or shoot of sandalwood, a aahi …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • bastard sandalwood — noun 1. : false sandalwood 2. : any of several trees of the family Myoporaceae: as a. (1) : either of two small shrubby Australian trees (Myoporum platycarpum and M. tenuifolium) with pleasantly scented wood …   Useful english dictionary

  • Adenanthera pavonina — Sandalwood San dal*wood, n. [F. sandal, santal, fr. Ar. [,c]andal, or Gr. sa ntalon; both ultimately fr. Skr. candana. Cf. {Sanders}.] (Bot.) (a) The highly perfumed yellowish heartwood of an East Indian and Polynesian tree ({Santalum album}),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Myoporum tenuifolium — Sandalwood San dal*wood, n. [F. sandal, santal, fr. Ar. [,c]andal, or Gr. sa ntalon; both ultimately fr. Skr. candana. Cf. {Sanders}.] (Bot.) (a) The highly perfumed yellowish heartwood of an East Indian and Polynesian tree ({Santalum album}),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pterocarpus santalinus — Sandalwood San dal*wood, n. [F. sandal, santal, fr. Ar. [,c]andal, or Gr. sa ntalon; both ultimately fr. Skr. candana. Cf. {Sanders}.] (Bot.) (a) The highly perfumed yellowish heartwood of an East Indian and Polynesian tree ({Santalum album}),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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