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al⋅oe

  [al-oh]
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–noun, plural -oes.
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.
Origin:
bef. 950; ME alōe, alow, alewen; OE al(u)we, alewe (cf. OS, OHG āloê) < L aloē < Gk alóē, perh. < South Asia via Heb

Related forms:
al⋅o⋅et⋅ic  [al-oh-et-ik] , adjective
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al·oe   (āl'ō)   
n.  

  1. 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.

  2. See aloe vera.

  3. aloes (used with a sing. verb) A laxative drug obtained from the processed juice of a certain species of aloe. Also called bitter aloes.


[Middle English, from Old English aluwe, from Latin aloē, from Greek.]
al'o·et'ic (āl'ō-ět'ĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: al·oe
Pronunciation: 'al-(")O
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a large genus of succulent chiefly southern African plantsof the lily family with basal leaves and spicate flowers
2 : a plant of the genus Aloe
3 : the dried juice of the leaves of various aloes usedespecially formerly as a purgative and tonic —usually used in plural but sing. in constr.
4 : ALOE VERA2

Main Entry: alo·et·ic
Pronunciation: "al-O-'et-ik
Function: adjective
: using, consisting of, containing, or belonging to aloes<aloetic medicines>
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aloe al·oe (āl'ō)
n.

  1. 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.

  2. Aloe vera.

  3. Any of various laxative drugs obtained from the processed juice of a certain species of aloe.

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