false sandalwood

English

Etymology

From its resemblance to sandalwood.

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.

   Synonyms: bastard sandalwood, naio