Noun: Pterocarpus santalinus
- Tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood
"Pterocarpus santalinus commands high prices in the furniture market";
- red sandalwood, red sanders, red sanderswood, red saunders
Type of: tree
Part of: genus Pterocarpus, Pterocarpus
Encyclopedia: Pterocarpus santalinus