agila
(ˈægɪlə)
Also 6 aguila, 7 aguala, 8 agala, 9 agilla.
[ad. Sp., Pg. aguila in palo de aguila, pao d'aguila (= wood of a.): see eagle-wood and agalloch.]
A resin or resinous wood: = agalloch, calambac. Also agila-wood.
| 1588 Aguila [see cayolac]. 1699 W. Dampier Voy. II. i. 8 Pepper, Lignum Aloes, and Aguala Wood. 1727 A. Hamilton E. Indies II. 193 It [sc. the Siam Coast] produces much Agala and Sapan-woods. 1846 Lindley Veg. Kingd. 579 Aloes-wood, Agila-wood, or Eagle-wood. 1871 Agilla [see calambac]. 1881 Spons' Encycl. Industrial Arts 1523 Agar, Agila, Akyaw, Calambak, Eagle-wood, Kayugaru, or Lignum-aloes. |