English Dictionary: agalloch | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Agalloch \Ag"al*loch\, d8Agallochum \[d8]A*gal"lo*chum\, n. [Gr. [?], of Eastern origin: cf. Skr. aguru, Heb. pl. ah[be]l[c6]m.] A soft, resinous wood ({Aquilaria Agallocha}) of highly aromatic smell, burnt by the orientals as a perfume. It is called also {agalwood} and {aloes wood}. The name is also given to some other species. |