santalum album
Noun
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Parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect repelling properties and used, e.g., for making chests (synset 112755920)
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 angiospermsbelongs to: genus santalum, santalum - parasitic trees of Indonesia and Malaysiasubstance holonym: sandalwood - close-grained fragrant yellowish heartwood of the true sandalwood; has insect repelling properties and is used for carving and cabinetworksame as: sandalwood tree, true sandalwood
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