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}. [1913 Webster] 2. A fragrant tree mentioned in the Bible. --Num. xxiv. 6. [1913 Webster]
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}).