red sandalwood

(noun) hard durable wood of red sandalwood trees (Pterocarpus santalinus); prized for cabinetwork. Synonyms: ruby wood, red sandalwood.

(noun) tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood. Synonyms: red sandalwood, red sanders, red sanderswood, red saunders, Pterocarpus santalinus.

(noun) East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental. Synonyms: coralwood, coral-wood, red sandalwood, Barbados pride, peacock flower fence, Adenanthera pavonina.