santalum Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun parasitic trees of Indonesia and Malaysia
    genus Santalum.

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San"ta*lum noun
Etymology
NL. See Sandalwood.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of trees with entire opposite leaves and small apetalous flowers. There are less than a dozen species, occuring from India to Australia and the Pacific Islands. See Sandalwood.

Webster 1913