一切經音義 35.98

35.98

Rosewood (mín + bì fanqie. The Kaosheng says: 'The name of a tree; it is very fragrant, and its grain resembles white sandalwood, but it is not white sandalwood. When one wishes to harvest its fragrance, it must be cut down and left for many years before the fragrance emerges. It is of the same genus as white sandalwood; the red variety is superior. People of the world often do not recognize it and call it white sandalwood').