sandalwood family san·dal·wood·family uncommon noun 1. chiefly tropical herbs or shrubs or trees bearing nuts or one-seeded fruit SynonymsSantalaceaefamily Santalaceaesandalwood family Related words Broader terms dilleniid dicot family Parts Santalales Part of Santalumgenus BuckleyaComandraEucaryaPyrularia WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.