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Definition of sandalwood noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sandalwood

noun
 
/ˈsændlwʊd/
 
/ˈsændlwʊd/
[uncountable]
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  1. a type of oil with a sweet smell that is obtained from a hard tropical wood (also called sandalwood) and is used to make perfume
    Word Originearly 16th cent.: sandal from medieval Latin sandalum (based on Sanskrit candana) + wood.
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