(亦作 white sandalwood)a widely cultivated Indian tree which yields fragrant timber and oil 檀香,白檀
Santalum album, family Santalaceae 拉丁名Santalum album,檀香科 ■[mass noun]a perfume or incense derived from this timber 檀香香料,檀香香味 ■used in names of other trees which yield timber similar to that of the sandalwood, e.g. red sandalwood [用于其他类似檀香的树木名中,如red sandalwood]
语源
early 16th cent.: sandal from medieval Latin sandalum (based on Sanskrit candana) + wood