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{

(ăg′ăl-lŏk)

, ‖

(ȧ-găl′lō̍-kŭm)

, }

Noun.

[Gr.

άγάλλοχον

, of Eastern origin: cf. Skr.

aguru

, Heb. pl.

ahālīm

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.

agallochum ‎(uncountable)