lign-aloes
lign-aloes · lign-aloes
Agalloch, aloesAgalloch, aloes
Meaning
2 sensesAgalloch, aloes
Agarwood, trees of the genus Aquilaria, especially the species Aquilaria malaccensis
Origin
Inherited from Middle English, from Middle French lignalöé, from Latin lignum + aloes. ComInherited from Middle English, from Middle French lignalöé, from Latin lignum + aloes. Compare lign-. The -s originates in the Latin genitive case, but it seems to have been reinterpreted as an English plural form.
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