red sandalwood
noun
1- either of two SE Asian trees of the pea family which yield red timber紫檀, 赤檀; 海红豆。
1.1
- Two species in the family Leguminosae: Pterocarpus santalinus, from which a red dye is obtained, and Adenanthera pavonina, whose seeds were formerly used as weights by goldsmiths.豆科中两种：可提取红色染料的紫檀和种子曾作为金匠称量砝码的海红豆。