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ALGUM
Etymology
Noun
algum (uncountable)
(Bible) A tree or wood mentioned in the Bible (2 Chron. ii. 8; 1 K. x. 11), possibly juniper or red sandalwood.
Anagrams
• almug, glaum, mulga
Source: Wiktionary
Al"gum, n.
Definition: Same as Almug (and etymologically preferable). 2 Chron. ii. 8.
Al"mug, Al"gum, n. Etym: [Heb., perh. borrowed fr. Skr. valguka sandalwood.] (Script.)
Definition: A tree or wood of the Bible (2 Chron. ii. 8; 1 K. x. 11).
Note: Most writers at the present day follow Celsius, who takes it to be the red sandalwood of China and the Indian Archipelago. W. Smith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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