n.
Pronunciation: - ˌ wu ̇ d
Function: noun
Etymology: sandal sandalwood (fr. Middle English, from Anglo-French sandali, from Medieval Latin sandalum, from Late Greek santalon, ultimately from Sanskrit candana, of Dravidian origin; akin to Tamil c ā ntu sandalwood tree) + 2 wood
Date: circa 1511
1 : the compact close-grained fragrant yellowish heartwood of a parasitic tree ( Santalum album of the family Santalaceae, the sandalwood family) of southern Asia much used in ornamental carving and cabinetwork also : the tree that yields this wood
2 : any of various trees other than the sandalwood some of which yield dyewoods also : the fragrant wood of such a tree