agallochum

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A fragrant wood, the aloes or lign-aloes of the Scriptures. It is much used by the Orientals, and especially by the Chinese, as incense in their religious ceremonies. It, is the produce of Aquilaria Agallocha, a large tree which grows in the mountains of Cochin-China, Assam, and adjoining regions, and belongs to the natural order Thymeleaceæ. Portions of the trunk and branches become saturated with a dark aromatic resin, and these alone are used in the preparation of incense. The resin is sometimes extracted by distillation or infusion. The wood is also called calambac, aloes-wood, and agila-, agal-, or eaglewood. See eagle-wood.

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1. n. agalloch