oʊ noun, plural al·oes.
1.
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
2.
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| —n , pl -oes | |
| 1. | any plant of the liliaceous genus Aloe, chiefly native to southern Africa, with fleshy spiny-toothed leaves and red or yellow flowers |
| 2. | American aloe another name for century plant |
| [C14: from Latin aloē, from Greek] | |
| aloetic | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
aloe
O.E. aluwan (pl.) "fragrant resin of an E. Indian tree," a Biblical usage, from L. aloe, from Gk. aloe, translating Hebrew ahalim (pl., perhaps ult. from a Dravidian language). The Greek word probably was chosen for resemblance of sound to the Hebrew, since the Greek and Latin words referred originally
to a genus of plants with bitter juice, used as a purgative drug, a sense which appeared in English late 14c. The word was then mis-applied to the American agave plant in 1682.
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Medical Dictionary
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.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
aloe
plant of the family agave (Agavaceae), and its fibre, belonging to the leaf fibre (q.v.) group. Despite its name, it is not a true hemp.
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Example sentences
Take plenty of high-strength sunblock and lip balm, and if you tend to burn, pack a small bottle of aloe gel.
Aloe contains active compounds that help stop pain and inflammation of the skin.
We will put the dishes in the sink to soak, take a cool shower and apply aloe to our sunburns.
Perhaps the best part is the faint yet masculine scent of green tea, aloe, and jojoba oils that now radiates from his skin.
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