santalum

Santalum

San"ta*lum\, n. [NL. See Sandalwood.] (Bot.) A genus of trees with entire opposite leaves and small apetalous flowers. There are less than a dozen species, occurring from India to Australia and the Pacific Islands. See Sandalwood.
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santalum

noun
parasitic trees of Indonesia and Malaysia 
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