lign-aloes

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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
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}).
    

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