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santalum

santalum noun: any of the genus Santalum of trees with entire opposite leaves and small apetalous flowers.

santalum: any of the genus Santalum of trees with entire opposite leaves and small apetalous flowers
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Noun

santalum (plural santalums)

  1. Any of the genus Santalum of trees with entire opposite leaves and small apetalous flowers.

Forms of santalum

pluralsantalums

Origin of santalum

From Medieval Latin sandalum, santalum. See sandal.

Questions about santalum

What does santalum mean?
Santalum means any of the genus Santalum of trees with entire opposite leaves and small apetalous flowers.
What part of speech is santalum?
Santalum is a noun.
What is the plural of santalum?
The plural of santalum is santalums.

Words near santalum in the dictionary

  1. santalins
  2. Santallo
  3. santalol
  4. santalols
  5. Santals
  6. santalum
  7. santalums
  8. santalwood
  9. santalwoods
  10. Santamaria
  11. Santamarias

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