agalwood

noun

ag·​al·​wood

ˈa-gəl-ˌwu̇d

variants or agalawood

ˈa-gə-lə-ˌwu̇u̇d

: agarwood

Word History

Etymology

agal- or agala- (borrowed from Portuguese aguila "agalloch," borrowed from Malayalam akil) + wood entry 2

First Known Use

1774, in the meaning defined above

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