agilawood

noun

ag·​i·​la·​wood

variants or less commonly aguilawood

ˈa-gə-lə-ˌwu̇d

: agarwood

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese aguila (borrowed from Tamil akil) + wood entry 2

First Known Use

1699, in the meaning defined above

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