{ } n. [ Heb., perh. borrowed fr. Skr. valguka sandalwood. ] (Script.) A tree or wood of the Bible (2 Chron. ii. 8; 1 K. x. 11). [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Most writers at the present day follow Celsius, who takes it to be the red sandalwood of China and the Indian Archipelago. W. Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]