sandalwood
sandalwood Lexical Profile
sandalwood Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The heavily scented, yellowish heartwood of a tropical Asian tree, highly valued for carving, making incense, and extracting essential oils.
"The temple was filled with the rich, earthy fragrance of burning sandalwood."
An essential oil or perfume obtained from the wood of the sandalwood tree, featuring a distinctive warm, woody, and sweet aroma.
"She applied a drop of pure sandalwood to her wrists as a natural, grounding perfume."
A widely cultivated tropical evergreen tree of the genus Santalum, native to India and Southeast Asia, known for its parasitic roots and fragrant wood.
"Due to centuries of over-harvesting, mature Indian sandalwood is now heavily protected by conservation laws."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'sandell', derived via Old French and Late Latin from Greek 'santalon', ultimately from Sanskrit 'candana' (incense, sandalwood), combined with the English word 'wood'.
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