sandalwood
san·dal·wood
noun
close-grained fragrant yellowish heartwood of the true sandalwood; has insect-repelling properties and is used for carving and cabinetwork
Origin
From sandal + wood, the first component being from Middle English sandal (“sandalwood”), from Medieval Latin sandalum, from Byzantine Greek σάνδανον (sándanon), σάνταλον (sántalon), from Arabic صَنْدَل (ṣandal), from Middle Persian [script needed] (cndl /čandal/, “sandalwood”), from Sanskrit चन्दन (candana, “sandalwood”).
Phrases
- bastard sandalwood
- blue sandalwood
- false sandalwood
- Indian sandalwood
- sandalwood defoliator
- Sandalwood English
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