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| 1. | the fragrant heartwood of any of certain Asian trees of the genus Santalum, used for ornamental carving and burned as incense. |
| 2. | any of these trees, esp. S. album (white sandalwood), an evergreen of India, having ovate leaves and yellowish flowers that turn red. |
| 3. | any of various related or similar trees or their woods, esp. an East Indian tree, Pterocarpus santalinus (red sandalwood), of the legume family, or its heavy dark-red wood that yields a dye. |
