eaglewood

[ee-guhl-wood]

noun

1. agalloch.

eaglewood

/ ˈiːɡəlˌwʊd /

noun

1. an Asian thymelaeaceous tree, Aquilaria agallocha, having fragrant wood that yields a resin used as a perfume

2. the wood of this tree

Word History and Origins

Origin of eaglewood¹

First recorded in 1510–20; translation of Portuguese pão d'aguila “wood of agalloch,” by confusion of Portuguese águia “eagle” with aguila, from Malayalam agil “agalloch”

Example Sentences

A lightning strike caused a blaze on the top floor of the Eaglewood Resort, which is adjacent to Medinah Country Club, within walking distance in a pinch.

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Mickelson eventually did get back into his room at the Eaglewood Resort & Spa in Itasca, Ill., adjacent to Medinah Country Club.

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But Chicago sportscaster Peggy Kusinski tweeted this photo of the Eaglewood Hotel, which is adjacent to Medinah Country Club, the site of this week's PGA Tour stop:

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And these platforms had significant power to dictate selling terms,” said Jon Barlow, a board member of P2P commercial mortgage startup Money360 and former CEO of Eaglewood Capital Management, one of the first institutional firms to securitize Lending Club loans.

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Online lender Payoff, Inc. is expected to announce Tuesday that it secured up to $250 million in debt financing from investment firm Eaglewood Capital Management to ramp up its offerings of unsecured loans of up to $25,000, the company’s executives said.

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