red sandalwood
noun
1 red sandalwood
Hard durable wood of red sandalwood trees (Pterocarpus santalinus); prized for cabinetwork.
synonym: ruby wood.
2 red sandalwood
Tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood.
synonyms: Pterocarpus santalinus, red sanders, red sanderswood, red saunders.
3 red sandalwood
East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental.
synonyms: Adenanthera pavonina, Barbados pride, coral-wood, coralwood, peacock flower fence.
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