Santalaceae san·ta·la·ceae uncommon noun 1. chiefly tropical herbs or shrubs or trees bearing nuts or one-seeded fruit Synonymsfamily 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.