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- Dictionaryred sandalwood
noun
- 1. either of two SE Asian trees of the pea family which yield red timber.
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Pterocarpus santalinus, with the common names red sanders, red saunders,Yerra Chandanam, Chenchandanam, red sandalwood, Rakta Chandana, and saunderswood, is a species of Pterocarpus endemic to the southern Eastern Ghats mountain range of South India. This tree is valued for the rich red colour of its wood. The wood is traditionally considered not aromatic. However, in recent years there has been a... Wikipedia