Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

agarwood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: agar-wood
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Heartwood from trees of genus Aquilaria, especially Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. A. agallocha), infected with mold (Phialophora parasitica), which produce a protective aromatic resin in response to this infection.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From agar + wood (agar ultimately from Dravidian, probably Tamil அகில் (akil)).

Word Breakdown

Root: *akil, அகில்

Usage

Inflected Forms

agarwoods (plural)

Synonyms

agalloch agallochum agalwood agilawood aloewood aloeswood aloes aguila wood aquilawood eaglewood jinko lignaloe

Questions

What does agarwood mean?: Heartwood from trees of genus Aquilaria, especially Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. A. agallocha), infected with mold (Phialophora parasitica), which produce a protective aromatic resin in response to this infection.
Where does agarwood come from?: From agar + wood (agar ultimately from Dravidian, probably Tamil அகில் (akil)).

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