- lignum aloes
- noun plural but usually singular in construction
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, literally, wood of the aloe: lignaloe
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lignum aloes
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aloès — [ alɔɛs ] n. m. • 1160; aloéXIIe; lat. aloe, mot gr. ♦ Plante (liliacées) des climats chauds et secs, aux feuilles acérées, charnues et cassantes. ♢ Aloès médicinal : suc concentré de l aloès, purgatif très amer. ⇒ chicotin. Pilules d aloès. Adj … Encyclopédie Universelle
Lignum — (lat.), Holz. L. agallochi (L. aloës), Aloeholz. L. aquĭlae, Holz von Aquilaria malaecensis Lam. u. von Excoecaria agallocha. L. arbŏris vitae, s. Lebensbaum. L. caerulĕum, Campecheholz. L. calambac, von Aloexylon agallochum Lour. L. citrĕum, von … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Lignum — Lignum, Holz; L. Aloes, Aloeholz; L. campechianum, Blauholz, Kampescheholz; L. benedictum, Guajaci, L. sanctum, Guajakholz, Pockholz, Franzosenholz; L. Nyssae aquaticae, Tupeloholz; L. Quassiae (surinamensis), Quassia; L. Pavanum, L. Sassafras,… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Aloes — (Heb. ahalim), a fragrant wood (Num. 24:6; Ps. 45:8; Prov. 7:17; Cant. 4:14), the Aquilaria agallochum of botanists, or, as some suppose, the costly gum or perfume extracted from the wood. It is found in China, Siam, and Northern India, and… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
SANDALUM Lignum — quibusdam pro Aloes ligno, hinc Iudaeorum Magistri nonnulli τὴν ἀλόην Bibliorum de sandalo funt interpretati. Sandalum certe notum fuisse Veterib. ex Auctore Peripli Rubri Maris liquet, qui Σανδαλίνων ξύλων meminit. Atque hoc lignum apud Plut.… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Linalool — Li|na|lo|ol [spätlat. lignum aloes = Aloeholz (Bot.); ↑ ol (1)], das; s, e; Syn.: 3,7 Dimethylocta 1,6 dien 3 ol: farbloser, blumig riechender Terpenalkohol, Sdp. 200 °C, der wie seine Ester (z. B. Linalylacetat) zur Herst. von Parfüms eingesetzt … Universal-Lexikon
lignáloe — (del lat. «lignum alŏes», palo de áloe) m. Lináloe. * * * lignáloe. (Del lat. lignum alŏes, palo de áloe). m. ant. áloe (ǁ planta liliácea). || 2. ant. áloe (ǁ jugo de esta planta) … Enciclopedia Universal
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
Agarwood — Aquilaria tree showing darker agarwood. Poachers had scraped off the bark to allow the tree to be come infected by the ascomycetous mold. Agarwood or oodh (or just agar) is a dark resinous heartwood that forms in Aquilaria and Gyrinops[1] trees… … Wikipedia
