[al-oh] 
| 1. | any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber. |
| 2. | aloe vera. |
| 3. | century plant. |
| 4. | aloes, (used with a singular verb ) agalloch. |
[al-oh-et-ik] , adjective [uh-gal-uhk, ag-uh-lok] | the fragrant, resinous wood of an East Indian tree, Aquilaria agallocha, of the mezereum family, used as incense in the Orient. |
[uh-gal-uh-kuhm] , ag⋅al⋅wood [ag-uhl-wood] , agilawood, aloes, aloeswood, eaglewood, lignaloes. | al·oe (āl'ō) n.
[Middle English, from Old English aluwe, from Latin aloē, from Greek.] al'o·et'ic (āl'ō-ět'ĭk) adj. |
aloe al·oe (āl'ō)
n.
Any of various chiefly African plants of the genus Aloe, having rosettes of succulent, often spiny-margined leaves and long stalks bearing yellow, orange, or red tubular flowers.
Aloe vera.
Any of various laxative drugs obtained from the processed juice of a certain species of aloe.
Aloes
(Heb. 'ahalim), a fragrant wood (Num. 24:6; Ps. 45:8; Prov. 7:17; Cant. 4:14), the Aquilaria agallochum of botanists, or, as some suppose, the costly gum or perfume extracted from the wood. It is found in China, Siam, and Northern India, and grows to the height sometimes of 120 feet. This species is of great rarity even in India. There is another and more common species, called by Indians aghil, whence Europeans have given it the name of Lignum aquile, or eagle-wood. Aloewood was used by the Egyptians for embalming dead bodies. Nicodemus brought it (pounded aloe-wood) to embalm the body of Christ (John 19:39); but whether this was the same as that mentioned elsewhere is uncertain. The bitter aloes of the apothecary is the dried juice of the leaves Aloe vulgaris.
