: a yellowish wood with a pleasant smell that is often used to make carved objects and whose oil is used in making perfumes and soaps
also
: the tree that this wood comes from
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“Sandalwood.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/sandalwood. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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