Santalum
See also: santalum
Translingual
Santalum album
Etymology
New Latin, from Medieval Latin sandalum, from Late Ancient Greek [Term?], from Ancient Greek σάνταλον (sántalon, “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
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
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