false sandalwood
Myoporum sandwicense, a flowering tree or shrub in the figwort family endemic to…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.
Meaning
1 sensesMyoporum 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.
Origin
From its resemblance to sandalwood.From its resemblance to sandalwood.
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