agalloch

noun
agal·​loch | \ ə-ˈga-lək, ˈa-gə-ˌläk\
variants: or less commonly agallochum \ ə-​ˈga-​lə-​kəm \
plural -s

Definition of agalloch

First Known Use of agalloch

1543, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for agalloch

borrowed from Greek agálachon, agállochon (Dioscorides), borrowed by uncertain mediation from an Indo-Aryan source akin to Sanskrit aguruḥ, agaruḥ, probably borrowed from a Dravidian source (whence Tamil & Malayalam akil, name for Aquilaria malaccensis)

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