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What is a sandalwood?

What is a sandalwood? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Any of various tropical trees of the genus Santalum, native or long naturalized in India, Australia, Hawaii, and many south Pacific islands.
  2. The aromatic heartwood of these trees used in ornamental carving, in the construction of insect-repellent boxes and chests, and as a source of certain perfumes.
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The sandalwood needs to be planted with a host plant which provides nutrients for the first couple of years of its life.
A tall sandalwood tree, the transverse section of a teak trunk and the colossal egg of an ostrich are some of the other fascinating exhibits.
In aromatherapy, sandalwood is used mainly for its calming effect on the nerves and for skin treatments.
Items of rose and sandalwood gained popularity as ivory became a scarce raw material for carving.
They subsequently became known to sealers and traders in sandalwood, who, however, established no friendly relations with the natives.
I wore a black shirt and dhoti and applied sandalwood paste and kumkum to my forehead.

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