red sandalwood

Noun
  1. Hard durable wood of red sandalwood trees (Pterocarpus santalinus);
    Prized for cabinetwork (synset 112587132)
    is a type of: wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
    substance meronym: pterocarpus santalinus, red sandalwood, red sanders, red sanderswood, red saunders - tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood
    same as: ruby wood
  2. Tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood (synset 112586836)
    is a type of: tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
    belongs to: genus pterocarpus, pterocarpus - genus of tropical trees or climbers having usually broadly winged pods
    substance holonym: red sandalwood, ruby wood - hard durable wood of red sandalwood trees (Pterocarpus santalinus); prized for cabinetwork
    same as: pterocarpus santalinus, red sanders, red sanderswood, red saunders
  3. East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers;
    Cultivated as an ornamental (synset 111779268)
    is a type of: tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
    belongs to: adenanthera, genus adenanthera - small genus of trees of tropical Asia and Pacific areas
    same as: adenanthera pavonina, barbados pride, coral-wood, coralwood, peacock flower fence

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