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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•gal•loch (ə gal′ək, ag′ə lok′),USA pronunciation n. the fragrant, resinous wood of an East Indian tree, Aquilaria agallocha, of the mezereum family, used as incense in the Orient. Also called a•gal•lo•chum (ə gal′ə kəm),USA pronunciation ag•al•wood (ag′əl wŏŏd′),USA pronunciation agilawood, aloes, aloeswood, eaglewood, lignaloes. - Greek agállochon (altered by influence of agállein to decorate); ultimately of Dravidian origin, originally; see eaglewood
- Late Latin agallochon
- 1625–35
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