紫檀

zǐtán
red sandalwood

CEDICT

  1. (botany) (～屬) Pterocarpus
  2. (obsolete) sandalwood (Santalum album) of dark color
  3. (～屬) Pterocarpus
  4. Ormosia microphylla
  5. certain types of rosewood (Dalbergia spp.)
  6. red sandalwood (Pterocarpus santalinus)
  7. sandalwood (Santalum album) of dark color

Wiktionary

植物名。豆科紫檀屬，為常綠喬木。羽狀複葉，莢果圓形。其心材呈紅色，質地緻密堅重，為貴重的家具雕刻材料，亦可作藥用。分布於錫蘭、印度、廣東、海南島等地。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 紫 zǐ
  1. purple
  2. violet
2 檀 tán
  1. sandalwood
  2. hardwood
  3. purple-red