san‧dal‧wood /ˈsændlwʊd/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: sandal 'sandalwood' (14-20 centuries) (from Medieval Latin sandalum, from Late Greek, from Sanskrit candana) + wood]
pleasant-smelling wood from a southern Asian tree, or the oil from this wood
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