agarwood

noun

agar·wood ˈa-gər-ˌwu̇d How to pronounce agarwood (audio)

ˈä-

: the soft, dark heartwood that is produced by any of various southeast Asian evergreen trees (genus Aquilaria, especially A. malaccensis synonym A. agallocha) when they become infected with a fungus and that contains a fragrant resin used chiefly to produce incense, perfumes, and traditional medicines

With prices for noncultivated agarwood rising to $10,000 a kilo, few local shopkeepers welcome mere browsers.

Jennifer Gampell

called also aloes, aloeswood, eaglewood

Word History

Etymology

agar- (borrowed from Hindi agar "the tree Aquilaria malaccensis or its wood," going back to Sanskrit aguruḥ, agaruḥ, probably borrowed from a Dravidian source—whence Tamil & Malayalam akil, name for Aquilaria malaccensis) + wood entry 1

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

单词	agarwood
释义	agarwood noun agar·wood ˈa-gər-ˌwu̇d ˈä- : the soft, dark heartwood that is produced by any of various southeast Asian evergreen trees (genus Aquilaria, especially A. malaccensis synonym A. agallocha) when they become infected with a fungus and that contains a fragrant resin used chiefly to produce incense, perfumes, and traditional medicines With prices for noncultivated agarwood rising to $10,000 a kilo, few local shopkeepers welcome mere browsers. Jennifer Gampell called also aloes, aloeswood, eaglewood Word History Etymology agar- (borrowed from Hindi agar "the tree Aquilaria malaccensis or its wood," going back to Sanskrit aguruḥ, agaruḥ, probably borrowed from a Dravidian source—whence Tamil & Malayalam akil, name for Aquilaria malaccensis) + wood entry 1 First Known Use 1930, in the meaning defined above
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