ruby_wood (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

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English 1 sense of the expression *ruby wood*:
NOUN	plant	ruby wood, red sandalwood	hard durable wood of red sandalwood trees (Pterocarpus santalinus)

Englishruby wood: 1 sense noun 1, plant
Meaning	Hard durable wood of red sandalwood trees (Pterocarpus santalinus); prized for cabinetwork / cabinetwork.
Synonym	red sandalwood
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

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