Santalum
See also: santalum
Translingual
Santalum album
Etymology
New Latin, from Medieval Latin sandalum, from Late Ancient Greek [Term?], from Ancient Greek σάνδανον (sándanon, “sandalwood”), possibly from Sanskrit चन्दन (candana, “sandalwood, incense wood”).
Proper noun
Santalum n
- 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.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Santalales - order; Santalaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): For species see
References
- Santalum at USDA Plants database
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