oxhead sandalwood ［牛頭栴檀］ ( goshīrsha-chandana;  gozu-sendan): A particular kind of sandalwood found in the Malaya mountain range of southern India. Reddish in color and possessing medicinal properties, it is said to have the finest fragrance of all sandalwood. Its name is derived from the oxhead-like shape of the mountaintop on which it grows. The Sanskrit word go means “ox,” shīrsha means “head,” and chandana means “sandalwood.”