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almug|ˈælmʌg|
[Heb. almūg, for algūm: see algum.]
A variant of algum (probably only an erroneous spelling of the word in Heb., but more used by Eng. writers).
1611Bible 1 Kings x. 11 The nauie also of Hiram..brought in from Ophir, great plentie of Almug trees. 1614Raleigh Hist. World ii. 423 The Almaggin trees brought from Ophir. 1671Phil. Trans. VI. 3074 He shews out of Josephus..what is meant by the Almyggim Wood..namely, the Indian Pine. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp. s.v., Critics have long disputed about the nature and kind of the almug-tree. 1867J. Ingelow Stor. Doom ii. 94 He sat below an almug tree. |