English

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Etymology

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From xyl- +‎ aloe.

Noun

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xylaloe (plural xylaloes)

  1. (obsolete, very rare) Synonym of agalloch (aromatic, resinous wood)
    • 1824, Thomas Mason Harris, The Natural History of the Bible:
      The same difficulty may be brought against the opinion of those who are for rendering ahalim, by the wood of aloe, called agalloch or xylaloe.