eaglewood

American  

[ee-guhl-wood] / ˈi gəlˌwʊd /

noun

1. agalloch.

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eaglewood British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of eaglewood

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

Then the eunuchs went forth that they might perfume the Hammam for the brides; so they scented it with rosewater and willow-flower water and pods of musk, and fumigated it with Kákilí eaglewood and ambergris.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 2 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright