sant

a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Santalaceae), of which the genus Santalum is the type, and which includes the buffalo nut and a few other North American plants, and many peculiar plants of the southern hemisphere. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sandalwood (Santalum); -- used specifically to designate an acid obtained as a resinous or red crystalline dyestuff, which is called also santalin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. santaline. ] (Chem.) Santalic acid. See Santalic. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Sandalwood. ] (Bot.) A genus of trees with entire opposite leaves and small apetalous flowers. There are less than a dozen species, occurring from India to Australia and the Pacific Islands. See Sandalwood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl.; sing. Santee /sing>. (Ethnol.) One of the seven confederated tribes of Indians belonging to the Sioux, or Dakotas. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. See Saunter. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. santon, augmented fr. santo holy, L. sanctus. ] A Turkish saint; a kind of dervish, regarded by the people as a saint: also, a hermit. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A salt of santonic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]