Aquilaria

== Translingual == === Etymology === Coined by French naturalist Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck in 1783. From Portuguese pao d’aquila (“Eagle wood”) (modern Portuguese pau-d'áquila), from pao d'aguila, pao d'agila, (whence English eaglewood), and a related Latin arbor aquilae. Displaced Latin agallochum, from Ancient Greek ἀγάλοχον (agálokhon). All of which are ultimately from Dravidian, probably Tamil அகில் (akil). Related to Sanskrit अगुरु (aguru). === Proper noun === Aquilaria f A taxonomic genus within the family Thymelaeaceae – the source of agarwood. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Malvales – order; Thymelaeaceae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Aquilaria malaccensis - type species; for others see references. === References === Aquilaria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Aquilaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Aquilaria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Aquilaria at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Aquilaria at the Catalogue of Life Aquilaria at National Center for Biotechnology Information Aquilaria at The Plant List