agalwood
noun
ag·al·wood
ˈa-gəl-ˌwu̇d
variants or agalawood
ˈa-gə-lə-ˌwu̇u̇d
: agarwood
Word History
Etymology
agal- or agala- (borrowed from Portuguese aguila "agalloch," borrowed from Malayalam akil) + wood entry 2
First Known Use
1774, in the meaning defined above