A genus of tropical trees known for producing fragrant agarwood or oud, highly valued in perfumes and incense.
Named in the 18th century, likely derived from Latin 'aquila' (eagle) combined with a Latin suffix, possibly because the resinous wood was considered precious as an eagle is noble, or from Sanskrit origins through European botanical naming.
Agarwood from aquilaria trees is more expensive per gram than gold because it only forms when the tree gets infected with a special fungus—nature's way of making the rarest perfume ingredient!
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