lignaloes

[ lahy-nal-ohz, lig- ]

noun(used with a singular verb)

agalloch.

Origin of lignaloes

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English ligne aloes, from Medieval Latin lignum aloēs “wood of the aloe”; see origin at lign-, aloe

Words Nearby lignaloes

lightweight
light welterweight
lightwood
light-year
lign-
lignaloes
ligne
ligneous
ligni-
lignicolous
ligniform

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British Dictionary definitions for lignaloes

lignaloes

/ (laɪˈnæləʊz, lɪɡ-) /

noun

(functioning as singular) another name for eaglewood (def. 2)

Origin of lignaloes

C14 ligne aloes, from Medieval Latin lignum aloēs wood of the aloe

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