ˈagəthə̇s noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek agathis ball of thread; perhaps akin to Sanskrit gadh- to cling to, hang on to
: a small genus of evergreen timber trees (family Pinaceae) chiefly of Australasia and the Philippines that are distinguished from members of the genus Araucaria by having larger leaves with flat stalks and the seed free from the cone scale and are valued for their wood and fragrant resins