{ ‖ } n. [ Gr. a`ga`llochon, of Eastern origin: cf. Skr. aguru, Heb. pl. ahālīm. ] A soft, resinous wood (Aquilaria Agallocha) of highly aromatic smell, burnt by the orientals as a perfume. It is called also agalwood and aloes wood. The name is also given to some other species. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. 'a`galma, 'a`galmatos, image, statue + -lite: cf. F. agalmatolithe. ] (Min.) A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, carved into images by the Chinese, and hence called figure stone, and pagodite. It is probably a variety of pinite. [ 1913 Webster ]
[れんげ, renge](n) (1) (See 蓮・1) lotus flower; (2) (abbr) (See 蓮華草) Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); (3) (abbr) (See 散り蓮華・1) china spoon; (4) lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone[Add to Longdo]