fragrant wood

Cedar or sandalwood

Fragrant wood is wood that emits a pleasant scent, either naturally or when burned.

Sandalwood, cedar, and oud are prized fragrant woods used in perfumery, incense, and fine furniture.

The term appears in product descriptions and aromatherapy contexts: The room filled with the smell of fragrant wood.

Related

oud · palo santo · bark · heartwood · cedarwood · cedar chest · camphorwood · hinoki · pine · essential oils · cypress · juniper · balsam · myrrh · vetiver · sawdust · aromatic · temple

Opposites
olfactory quality

fragrant woodrotten wood

decaying wood · stinkwood

sensory notability

fragrant woodtreated wood

Chemically protected timber

Family

wood, fragrant, sandalwood, aloeswood

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G