| NOUN | plant | Santalum, genus Santalum | parasitic trees of Indonesia and Malaysia |
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| Meaning | Parasitic trees of Indonesia and Malaysia. | |
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| Synonym | genus 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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