zitan

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 紫檀 (zǐtán).

Noun

zitan (uncountable)

Wood of a red sandalwood tree (Pterocarpus santalinus).

References

Pterocarpus santalinus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pterocarpus santalinus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pterocarpus santalinus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

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