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Definition of Eaglewood
1. n. A kind of fragrant wood. See Agallochum.
Definition of Eaglewood
1. Noun. (alternative name of agarwood) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Eaglewood
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Eaglewood
1. A kind of fragrant wood. See Agallochum. Origin: From Skr. Aguru, through Pg. Aguila; cf. F. Bois d'aigle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eaglewood
Literary usage of Eaglewood
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Indian Timbers: An Account of the Growth, Distribution, and Uses by James Sykes Gamble (1902)
"There is still some doubt about the identification of the species of Aqui- laria
which yields the eaglewood of commerce. Roxburgh says the A. Agallocha is ..."
2. Australian Life by Francis William Lauderdale Adams (1892)
"We're not safe anywhere near eaglewood, though we've cut the wires from Hamilton.
There's the other telegraph from Panana runs right through eaglewood out ..."
3. Social Science Research and Conservation Management in the Interior of by G. Simon Devung, Cristina Eghenter, Bernard Sellato (2003)
"Ecologically, the large-scale eaglewood business with its limited, economic
orientation is very dangerous. In agreement with Bennett's (1976) opinion, ..."
4. Pagan Races of the Malay Peninsula by Walter William Skeat, Charles Otto Blagden (1906)
"So too ' ' bhasa gharu ' ' = eaglewood (taboo) Language ; and " bhasa ...
Chandan : a tree producing a kind of eaglewood or lignum aloes ; see Gharu, i. ..."
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