red sandalwood

/ˌˈrɛd ˌsændlˈwʊd/

Definitions of red sandalwood

1. noun

   tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood
   synonyms: Pterocarpus santalinus, red sanders, red sanderswood, red saunders

   type of:

   tree

   a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
2. noun

   East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental
   synonyms: Adenanthera pavonina, Barbados pride, coral-wood, coralwood, peacock flower fence

   type of:

   tree

   a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
3. noun

   hard durable wood of red sandalwood trees (Pterocarpus santalinus); prized for cabinetwork
   synonyms: ruby wood

   type of:

   wood

   the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees