aloeswood
noun
al·oes·wood
ˈa-(ˌ)lōz-ˌwu̇d
: agarwood
Although esteemed after ten years of arduous study as the finest swordsman in Japan, he renounces the vanity of wealth and comes at the last to know himself as a being synonymous with a pear blossom, a flight of geese, or the scent of aloeswood.—Lewis H. Lapham
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“Aloeswood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aloeswood. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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