Category:Lign-aloes

Lign`-al"oes, n. Etym: [OE. ligne aloes, fr. L. lignum wood + aloe aloe.]

1. Aloes wood, or agallochum. See Agallochum.

2. A fragrant tree mentioned in the Bible. Numbers 24:6.

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---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Lign-aloes - (only in pl., Heb. 'ahalim ), a perfume derived from some Oriental tree (Numbers 24:6), probably the agallochum or aloe-wood. (See ALOES).