NOUN | plant | genus Santalum, Santalum | parasitic trees of Indonesia and Malaysia |
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Meaning | Parasitic trees of Indonesia and Malaysia. | |
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Synonym | Santalum | |
Member of | Santalaceae, family Santalaceae, sandalwood family | chiefly tropical herbs or shrubs or trees bearing nuts or one-seeded fruit |
Members | sandalwood tree, true sandalwood, Santalum album | Parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect repelling properties and used, e.g., for making chests |
Broader | dilleniid dicot genus | genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs |
Spanish | genus santalum, santalum | |
Catalan | genus santalum, santalum |
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