Lign-aloes

Lign-aloes
Lign-aloes Lign`-al"oes (l[imac]n`[a^]l"[=o]z or l[i^]g*n[a^]l"[=o]z), n. [OE. ligne aloes, fr. L. lignum wood + aloe aloe.] 1. Aloes wood, or agallochum. See {Agallochum}. [1913 Webster]

2. A fragrant tree mentioned in the Bible. --Num. xxiv. 6. [1913 Webster]


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  • lign-aloes — kvapusis agarmedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Agarmedinių šeimos pluoštinis, medieninis, vaistinis augalas (Aquilaria malaccensis), paplitęs atogrąžų Azijoje, iš kurio gaunamas eterinis aliejus. atitikmenys: lot. Aquilaria agallocha;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • lign-aloes — /laɪn ˈæloʊz/ (say luyn alohz) noun the drug aloes; aloes wood …  

  • Lign-aloes —    (only in pl., Heb. ahalim), a perfume derived from some Oriental tree (Num. 24:6), probably the agallochum or aloe wood. (See Aloes) …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • lign-aloes — n. Agalloch, agallochum, agillochum, aloes wood, agal wood, eagle wood, calambac …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • lign-aloes — …   Useful english dictionary

  • lign|al|oes — «LYN AL ohz, lihg NAL », noun (plural). 1. aloes wood. 2. the bitter drug aloes. ╂[< Late Latin lignum aloēs wood of the aloe] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Plants in the Bible — • Discusses all of the types of plants mentioned in the Sacred Scriptures Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Plants in the Bible     Plants in the Bible      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Fragrance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Fragrance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fragrance fragrance aroma redolence perfume bouquet Sgm: N 1 sweet smell sweet smell aromatic perfume GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 agalloch agalloch agallochium …   English dictionary for students

  • agalloch — n.; (also agallochum) Agillochum, lign aloes, aloes wood, agal wood, eagle wood, calambac …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • Aloe (disambiguation) — Aloe may refer: *Aloe, a genus of succulent plants, which includes several species: **Aloe arborescens **Aloe aristata **Aloe camperi **Aloe dichotoma **Aloe ngobitensis **Aloe vera **Aloe wildii *Aloe Ridge Game Reserve, in Gauteng, South Africa …   Wikipedia

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