Lign-aloes

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.
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     2. A fragrant tree mentioned in the Bible. --Num. xxiv. 6.
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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  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}).