NOUN | plant | red sandalwood, ruby wood | hard durable wood of red sandalwood trees (Pterocarpus santalinus) |
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plant | red sandalwood, red sanders, red sanderswood, red saunders, Pterocarpus santalinus | tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork / cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood | |
plant | red sandalwood, coralwood, coral-wood, Barbados pride, peacock flower fence, Adenanthera pavonina | East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers |
Meaning | Hard durable wood of red sandalwood trees (Pterocarpus santalinus); prized for cabinetwork / cabinetwork. | |
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Synonym | ruby wood | |
Broader | wood | The hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees |
Substance of | red sandalwood, red sanders, red sanderswood, red saunders, Pterocarpus santalinus | Tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork / cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood |
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 sanders, red sanderswood, red saunders, Pterocarpus santalinus | |
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) |
Meaning | East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental. | |
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Synonyms | coralwood, coral-wood, Barbados pride, peacock flower fence, Adenanthera pavonina | |
Member of | Adenanthera, genus Adenanthera | small genus of trees of tropical Asia and Pacific areas |
Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
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