Agalloch
the fragrant, resinous wood of an East Indian tree, Aquilaria agallocha, of the mezereum family, used as incense in the Orient.
Historical Examples
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
Aloes: the fragrant resin of the agalloch or lign-aloe of Scripture.
The Browning Cyclopdia Edward Berdoe
noun
another name for eaglewood
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