| NOUN | plant | Pterocarpus santalinus, red sandalwood, red sanders, red sanderswood, red saunders | tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork / cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood |
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| Meaning | Tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork / cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood. | |
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| Synonyms | red sandalwood, red sanders, red sanderswood, red saunders | |
| Member of | Pterocarpus, genus Pterocarpus | genus of tropical trees or climbers having usually broadly winged pods |
| Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
| Substances | ruby wood, red sandalwood | Hard durable wood of red sandalwood trees (Pterocarpus santalinus) |
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