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Definition of Santalum

1. Noun. Parasitic trees of Indonesia and Malaysia.

Definition of Santalum

1. n. A genus of trees with entire opposite leaves and small apetalous flowers. There are less than a dozen species, occurring from India to Australia and the Pacific Islands. See Sandalwood.

Definition of Santalum

1. Noun. (botany) Any of the genus ''Santalum'' of trees with entire opposite leaves and small apetalous flowers. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Santalum

1. A genus of trees with entire opposite leaves and small apetalous flowers. There are less than a dozen species, occuring from India to Australia and the Pacific Islands. See Sandalwood. Origin: NL. See Sandalwood. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Santalum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Select Extra-tropical Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1880)
"santalum Yasi, Seemann. The Sandal Tree of the Fiji Islands, where it grows on dry and rocky hills. It is likely to prove hardy and deserves, ..."

2. A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica by John Henry Clarke (1902)
"The word santalum is of Persian origin. Sandal-wood oil is obtained from several species of santalum, S. album being the chief. Its chief use in old-school ..."

3. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-garden Displayed by John Sims (1833)
"Br. Specific Character and Synonyms. santalum* album; foliis ... santalum album. Linn. Sp. PL p. 497. Roxb. Fl. Indie. v. 1. p. 462. ..."

4. Origin and History of All the Pharmacopeial Vegetable Drugs, Chemicals and by John Uri Lloyd (1921)
"In this connection it should be remembered that santalum rubrum, or red sanders, has none of the qualities of the santalum album, or fragrant sandalwood. ..."

5. A Text-book of Pharmacology and Therapeutics by Arthur Robertson Cushny (1899)
"... distilled from the wood of santalum album. Dose, 0.5-1 cc (10-15 mins.). Therapeutic Uses.—As has been mentioned, these drugs find their most extensive ..."

6. The Timber Trees, Timber and Fancy Woods, as Also, the Forests, of India and by Edward Balfour (1870)
"Sandal abiad, AB., santalum álbum, Linn. Sandale, Fn.„ santalum album, Linn. Sandal-holz, GEB., Pterocarpus santalinus, Linn. Sándalo, IT., santalum álbum, ..."

7. Between East and West: The Moluccas and the Traffic in Spices Up to the by R. A. Donkin (2003)
"... perhaps was originally prepared by expatriate Chinese.51 SANDALWOOD: santalum album Description and Distribution Sandalwood is "a small, evergreen tree, ..."

8. Select Extra-tropical Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1880)
"santalum Yasi, Seemann. The Sandal Tree of the Fiji Islands, where it grows on dry and rocky hills. It is likely to prove hardy and deserves, ..."

9. A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica by John Henry Clarke (1902)
"The word santalum is of Persian origin. Sandal-wood oil is obtained from several species of santalum, S. album being the chief. Its chief use in old-school ..."

10. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-garden Displayed by John Sims (1833)
"Br. Specific Character and Synonyms. santalum* album; foliis ... santalum album. Linn. Sp. PL p. 497. Roxb. Fl. Indie. v. 1. p. 462. ..."

11. Origin and History of All the Pharmacopeial Vegetable Drugs, Chemicals and by John Uri Lloyd (1921)
"In this connection it should be remembered that santalum rubrum, or red sanders, has none of the qualities of the santalum album, or fragrant sandalwood. ..."

12. A Text-book of Pharmacology and Therapeutics by Arthur Robertson Cushny (1899)
"... distilled from the wood of santalum album. Dose, 0.5-1 cc (10-15 mins.). Therapeutic Uses.—As has been mentioned, these drugs find their most extensive ..."

13. The Timber Trees, Timber and Fancy Woods, as Also, the Forests, of India and by Edward Balfour (1870)
"Sandal abiad, AB., santalum álbum, Linn. Sandale, Fn.„ santalum album, Linn. Sandal-holz, GEB., Pterocarpus santalinus, Linn. Sándalo, IT., santalum álbum, ..."

14. Between East and West: The Moluccas and the Traffic in Spices Up to the by R. A. Donkin (2003)
"... perhaps was originally prepared by expatriate Chinese.51 SANDALWOOD: santalum album Description and Distribution Sandalwood is "a small, evergreen tree, ..."

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