eaglewood
Americannoun
noun
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an Asian thymelaeaceous tree, Aquilaria agallocha, having fragrant wood that yields a resin used as a perfume
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the wood of this tree
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
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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 Hamilton Wright Mabie
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