eaglewood

[ ee-guhl-wood ]

noun

1. agalloch.

eaglewood

/ ˈiːɡəlˌwʊd /

noun

1. an Asian thymelaeaceous tree, Aquilaria agallocha, having fragrant wood that yields a resin used as a perfume
2. the wood of this tree

Word History and Origins

Origin of eaglewood¹

First recorded in 1510–20; translation of Portuguese pão d'aguila “wood of agalloch,” by confusion of Portuguese águia “eagle” with aguila, from Malayalam agil “agalloch”

Example Sentences

A lightning strike caused a blaze on the top floor of the Eaglewood Resort, which is adjacent to Medinah Country Club, within walking distance in a pinch.

From Reuters

Mickelson eventually did get back into his room at the Eaglewood Resort & Spa in Itasca, Ill., adjacent to Medinah Country Club.

From Reuters

But Chicago sportscaster Peggy Kusinski tweeted this photo of the Eaglewood Hotel, which is adjacent to Medinah Country Club, the site of this week's PGA Tour stop:

From Golf Digest

And these platforms had significant power to dictate selling terms,” said Jon Barlow, a board member of P2P commercial mortgage startup Money360 and former CEO of Eaglewood Capital Management, one of the first institutional firms to securitize Lending Club loans.

From Reuters

Online lender Payoff, Inc. is expected to announce Tuesday that it secured up to $250 million in debt financing from investment firm Eaglewood Capital Management to ramp up its offerings of unsecured loans of up to $25,000, the company’s executives said.

From Wall Street Journal