Associations to the word «Santalum»

Wiktionary

SANTALUM, noun. (botany) Any of the genus Santalum of trees with entire opposite leaves and small apetalous flowers.
SANTALUM, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Santalaceae   — sandalwoods and related trees and shrubs, probably native to Australasia, but introduced long ago in India and throughout Oceania.

Dictionary definition

SANTALUM, noun. Parasitic trees of Indonesia and Malaysia.

Wise words

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