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单词 agalloch
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agalloch

[ uh-gal-uhk, ag-uh-lok ]
/ əˈgæl ək, ˈæg əˌlɒk /

noun

the fragrant, resinous wood of an East Indian tree, Aquilaria agallocha, of the mezereum family, used as incense in Asia.
Also called a·gal·lo·chum [uh-gal-uh-kuhm], /əˈgæl ə kəm/, ag·al·wood [ag-uhl-wood], /ˈæg əlˌwʊd/, ag·i·la·wood [ag-uh-luh-wood], /ˈæg ə ləˌwʊd/, al·oes·wood [al-ohz-wood], /ˈæl oʊzˌwʊd/, eaglewood, lignaloes .

Origin of agalloch

First recorded in 1625–35; from Late Latin agallochon, from Greek agállochon (altered by influence of agállein “to decorate”); ultimately of Dravidian origin; see eaglewood

Words nearby agalloch

agal, agalactia, agalactorrhea, agalactosis, agalite, agalloch, agama, A game, Agamede, Agamemnon, agamete
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Example sentences from the Web for agalloch

  • Aloes: the fragrant resin of the agalloch or lign-aloe of Scripture.

    The Browning Cyclopdia|Edward Berdoe
  • Ea′gle-wood, another name for agalloch or calambac; Spread′-ea′gle (see Spread).

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for agalloch

agalloch
/ (əˈɡælək) /

noun

another name for eaglewood

Word Origin for agalloch

C17: from Greek agallokhon
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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