algum

[al-guh m, awl-] /ˈæl gəm, ˈɔl-/

noun

a Biblical tree, possibly the red sandalwood. II Chron. 2:8.

Compare almug.

Origin of algum

Hebrew

1570-1580

1570-80; < Hebrew algūmīm (plural), variant of almuggīm

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No Jewish lexicon tells us of almug or algum trees; no Hebrew writer undertakes to describe them.

Prehistoric Structures of Central America Martin Ingham Townsend

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