Santalum

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

1. 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 Santalum on WikispeciesWikispecies or Santalum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Santalum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Santalum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Santalum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Santalum at USDA Plants database