agarwood
noun
agarwood is spelled A-G-A-R-W-O-O-D: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, agarwood means “Heartwood from trees of genus Aquilaria, especially Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. A. agallocha), infected with mold (Phialophora parasitica), which…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of agarwood is agarwoods.
How many letters and syllables are in agarwood?
| Letters | 8: A-G-A-R-W-O-O-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is agarwood?
Agarwood appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of agarwood
- agarwoods plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does agarwood mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Heartwood from trees of genus Aquilaria, especially Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. A. agallocha), infected with mold (Phialophora parasitica), which produce a protective aromatic resin in response to this infection.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Agarwood in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense soft, aromatic, resinous wood of Aquilaria malaccensis:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | calamba, gaharu, bois d'aigle, agalloche |
| German | Adlerholz |
| Portuguese | calambac, madeira de aloes, calambuco, pau-de-águila, águila |
| Spanish | agáloco, áloe |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does agarwood come from?
From agar + wood (agar ultimately from Dravidian, probably Tamil அகில் (akil)).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).