aloes wood

Comm.: The name for a highly fragrant gum taken from the inside of two trees-the Aquilaria ovata , or Malaccensis , a native of Malacca, and A. agallochum , which grows in the district of Silhet, in Bengal. It is an inflammable resinous substance. Some Asiatic nations consider it as a cordial; and in Europe it has been prescribed in cases of gout and rheumatism. [AGALLOCH, AQUILARIA, ALOES, (A. 2), LIGN-ALOES.] *ăl'-ões, s . [Sp. olio oil.] An olio, or savoury dish composed of meat, herbs, eggs, and other ingredients, the recipe for which is to be found in an old book of cookery called The Housewife's Jewel, printed in 1596. ( Boucher .)