Another spelling of agarwood or aloeswood; a fragrant tropical wood highly prized for incense and perfume.
From Sanskrit 'agaru' (agarwood) combined with English 'wood'. This variant spelling appears in older English texts and alternative transliterations of the Sanskrit word.
The multiple spellings of agarwood (agalwood, agalloch, aloeswood) reflect how this product traveled along ancient trade routes, getting renamed in each language and culture it passed through — it's a linguistic history of global commerce!
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