Etymology

agalloch

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Today it means: The soft, aromatic, resinous wood of Aquilaria malaccensis (formerly Aquilaria agallocha). Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀγάλοχον
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromἀγάλοχον
  2. English todayagalloch

From Ancient Greek ἀγάλοχον (agálokhon).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀγάλοχον all →

agallochum

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