sandalwood

sandalwood
noun
  1. (亦作 white sandalwood)a widely cultivated Indian tree which yields fragrant timber and oil
    檀香,白檀
  2. 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
  1. early 16th cent.: sandal from medieval Latin sandalum (based on Sanskrit candana) + wood
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