sandalwood

English - Turkish

Definition of sandalwood in English Turkish dictionary

{i} sandal ağacı

Kutu sandal ağacından yapıldı. - The box was made of sandalwood.

kahverengi tonda bir renk

sandal

Kutu sandal ağacından yapıldı. - The box was made of sandalwood.

{i} sandalağacının odunu/kerestesi

(isim) sandal ağacı

{i} (Botanik) sandalağacı, sandal

sandalağacı

Related Terms

of, or relating to sandalwood

Ya da sandal ağacı ile ilgili

English - English

Definition of sandalwood in English English dictionary

Any of various tropical trees of the genus Santalum, native to India, Australia, Hawaii, and many south Pacific islands

The aromatic heartwood of these trees used in ornamental carving, in the construction of insect-repellent boxes and chests, and as a source of certain perfumes

pyrularium, the Australian S

A musky, exotic perfume which is not to everyone's liking but can be tantalising if used with discretion The problem is that most people have been conditioned to accept this fragrance in bath soap, but not in a sherbet

(Santalum Album) Described as having a woody and sweet aroma Benefits: Great for harmonising and calming the emotions A good stress beater! In body and skin care it is used to relieve itching, and to balance dehydration It also has mildly astringent properties

Sandalwood is the oil extracted from the wood of the tree. It is used to make perfume. pleasant-smelling wood from a Southern Asian tree, or the oil from this wood (sandal (14-20 centuries) (from sandalum, from , from candana) + wood). Any semiparasitic plant of the genus Santalum (family Santalaceae; the sandalwood family), or its wood, especially the wood of the true, or white, sandalwood, Santalum album, which is used in making furniture and from which oil used in making perfumes, soaps, candles, and incense is derived. The approximately 10 species of Santalum are distributed throughout South Asia and the islands of the South Pacific. The sandalwood family contains more than 400 species of semiparasitic shrubs, herbs, and trees in about 36 genera, found in tropical and temperate regions. In some genera the leaves are reduced to scalelike structures. The green leaves contain some chlorophyll, which allows the plants to make food, but all sandalwoods are parasites to a certain extent, obtaining water and nutrients from their hosts. Most, including S. album, are root parasites, but some are stem parasites

Sandalwood is the sweet-smelling wood of a tree that is found in South Asia and Australia. It is also the name of the tree itself

The name is extended to several other kinds of fragrant wood

(Santalum album) Has a calming, balancing effect and is good for all skin types, with moisturizing, soothing and softening qualities; relieves itching and irritation Comforting and relaxing

latifolium, etc

Any tree of the genus Santalum, or a tree which yields sandalwood

Any of various tropical trees of the genus Santalum, native to India, Hawaii, and many south Pacific islands

The red wood of a kind of buckthorn, used in Russia for dyeing leather (Rhamnus Dahuricus)

The highly perfumed yellowish heartwood of an East Indian and Polynesian tree (Santalum album), and of several other trees of the same genus, as the Hawaiian Santalum Freycinetianum and S

{i} any tree from the genus Santalum (native to Asia); fragrant wood of a tree from the genus Santalum

A semiparasitic tree (genus Santalum) with about 10 species growing around southeastern Asia and the southern Pacific islands True, or white, sandalwood (S album) is the most fragrant species Both the tree and its roots contain sandalwood oil, while the tree's yellow heartwood is used to make sacred carvings, incense, and other ceremonial items The sandalwood from the Mysore region in India is considered some of the finest, but the area's supply has been depleted, and much commercial sandalwood comes from other sources

close-grained fragrant yellowish heartwood of the true sandalwood; has insect-repelling properties and is used for carving and cabinetwork

sandal

Related Terms

sandalwood tree

parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect-repelling properties and used, e

sandalwood tree

for making chests

red sandalwood

tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood

Hyphenation

san·dal·wood

Etymology

[ -"wud ] (noun.) circa 1511. From earlier sandal (“sandalwood”) + wood.