Agalloch

(definition) by Webster 1913 (print)
Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:41:08


Ag"al*loch (#), A*gal"lo*chum (#), n. [Gr. , of Eastern origin: cf. Skr. aguru, Heb. pl. ahalim.]

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.