英语释义
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
3. 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
4. the fragrant yellowish wood of an Asian tree