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false sandalwood

false sandalwood noun: myoporum sandwicense, a flowering tree or shrub in the figwort family endemic to Hawai'i, highly variable in its form, the size and shape of its leaves, in the number of flowers in a group and in the shape of its fruit.

Noun

false sandalwood (plural false sandalwoods)

  1. Myoporum sandwicense, a flowering tree or shrub in the figwort family endemic to Hawai'i, highly variable in its form, the size and shape of its leaves, in the number of flowers in a group and in the shape of its fruit.

Synonyms of false sandalwood

Forms of false sandalwood

pluralfalse sandalwoods

Origin of false sandalwood

From its resemblance to sandalwood.

Questions about false sandalwood

What does false sandalwood mean?
False sandalwood means myoporum sandwicense, a flowering tree or shrub in the figwort family endemic to Hawai'i, highly variable in its form, the size and shape of its leaves, in the number of flowers in a group and in the shape of its fruit.
What part of speech is false sandalwood?
False sandalwood is a noun.
What is the plural of false sandalwood?
The plural of false sandalwood is false sandalwoods.

Words near false sandalwood in the dictionary

  1. false ribs
  2. false saber-toothed cat
  3. false saber-toothed cats
  4. false sabre-toothed cat
  5. false sabre-toothed cats
  6. false sandalwood
  7. false sandalwoods
  8. false scent
  9. false scents
  10. false scorpion
  11. false scorpionfish

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