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    TRUE SANDALWOOD

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect repelling properties and used, e.g., for making chestsplay

    Synonyms:

    sandalwood tree; Santalum album; true sandalwood

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("true sandalwood" is a kind of...):

    tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

    Meronyms (substance of "true sandalwood"):

    sandalwood (close-grained fragrant yellowish heartwood of the true sandalwood; has insect repelling properties and is used for carving and cabinetwork)

    Holonyms ("true sandalwood" is a member of...):

    genus Santalum; Santalum (parasitic trees of Indonesia and Malaysia)

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