\Lign`-al"oes\ (l[imac]n`[a^]l"[=o]z or l[i^]g*n[a^]l"[=o]z), n. [OE. ligne aloes, fr. L. lignum wood + aloe aloe.] 1. Aloes wood, or agallochum. See {Agallochum}. 2. A fragrant tree mentioned in the Bible. --Num. xxiv. 6.
(only in pl., Heb. 'ahalim), a perfume derived from some Oriental tree (Num. 24:6), probably the agallochum or aloe-wood. (See ALOES).
Webster's 1913 Dictionary