Main Entry: san·dal·wood

Pronunciation: \-ˌwu̇d\

Function: noun

Etymology: sandal sandalwood (from Middle English, from Anglo-French sandali, from Medieval Latin sandalum, from Late Greek santalon, ultimately from Sanskrit candana, of Dravidian origin; akin to Tamil cāntu sandalwood tree) + ²wood

Date: circa 1511

1 : the compact close-grained fragrant yellowish heartwood of a parasitic tree (Santalum album of the family Santalaceae, the sandalwood family) of southern Asia much used in ornamental carving and cabinetwork; also : the tree that yields this wood
2 : any of various trees other than the sandalwood some of which yield dyewoods; also : the fragrant wood of such a tree