"false sandalwood" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: false sandalwoods [plural]
Etymology: From its resemblance to sandalwood. Head templates: {{en-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. Categories (lifeform): Figwort family plants Synonyms: bastard sandalwood, naio

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