<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>the fragrant heartwood of any of certain Asian trees of the genus Santalum, used for ornamental carving and burned as incense</li><li>any of these trees, especially S. album (white sandalwood), an evergreen of India, having ovate leaves and yellowish flowers that turn red</li><li>any of various related or similar trees or their woods</li><li>especially an East Indian tree, Pterocarpus santalinus (red sandalwood), of the legume family, or its heavy dark-red wood that yields a dye</li></ul>