agarwood

English

Etymology

agar +‎ wood

Noun

agarwood (uncountable)

Heartwood from Aquilaria trees infected with mold, which produces an aromatic resin in response to this attack.

Synonyms

(Aquilaria heartwood): agalloch, agilawood, aloeswood, eaglewood, jinko, oud, gaharu

Translations

type of heartwood

Arabic: عُود‎ (ar) m (ʿūd), رَنْد‎ m (rand), قُطُر‎ (ar) m (quṭur)
French: calambac (fr) m, calambour (fr) m, gaharu m, bois d'aigle (fr) m
German: Adlerholz n
Hindi: अगर (hi) m (agar), कालागरू (hi) m (kālāgrū)
Old Armenian: հալուէ (haluē)
Portuguese: calambac m, madeira de aloes f

Russian: каламба́к m (kalambák), ало́йное де́рево n (alójnoje dérevo), орли́ное де́рево n (orlínoje dérevo)
Sanskrit: अगरु (sa) m (agaru), कालागुरु (sa) m (kālāguru), काल (sa) m (kāla)
Spanish: agáloco, áloe (es)
Tagalog: kalamba
Telugu: అగరుగంధపు (agarugandhapu)
Vaghri: અગર (agar)
Vietnamese: trầm hương (vi)

References

agarwood on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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