xylaloe

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

xyl- +‎ aloe

Noun[edit]

xylaloe (plural xylaloes)

  1. (obsolete, very rare) Synonym of agalloch (aromatic, resinous wood)
    • 1824, Thomas Mason Harris, The Natural History of the Bible:
      The same difficulty may be brought against the opinion of those who are for rendering ahalim, by the wood of aloe, called agalloch or xylaloe.