Definition of aloe Aloe

/æˈlowˌ/ - [atlow] - al•oe

We found 10 definitions of aloe from 6 different sources.

What does aloe mean?

Noun Plural: aloes
aloe - succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa
		succulent a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs
		genus aloe large genus of chiefly African liliaceous plants; in some systems placed in family Aloeaceae
		aloe ferox, cape aloe much-branched South African plant with reddish prickly succulent leaves

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aloe (Noun)
A plant of the genus Aloe.
aloe (Noun)
A strong, bitter drink made from the juice of such plants, used as a purgative.

aloe (n.)
The wood of the agalloch.
aloe (n.)
A genus of succulent plants, some classed as trees, others as shrubs, but the greater number having the habit and appearance of evergreen herbaceous plants; from some of which are prepared articles for medicine and the arts. They are natives of warm countries.
aloe (n.)
The inspissated juice of several species of aloe, used as a purgative.

aloe
The resin of the trees Aquilaria agallocha and Aquilaria malaccensis, known for their fragrant odour,
aloe
A plant of the genus Aloe.

aloe
al′ō, n. a genus of plants of considerable medicinal importance, of the 200 species of which as many as 170 are indigenous to the Cape Colony.—The so-called American Aloe is a totally different plant (see Agave).—adj. Al′oed, planted or shaded with aloes.—The Aloes wood of the Bible was the heart-wood of Aquilaria ovata and Aquilaria Agallochum, large spreading trees. The wood contains a dark-coloured, fragrant, resinous substance, much prized for the odour it diffuses in burning. [The word was used erroneously in the Septuagint and New Testament as a translation of the Heb. ahālīm, ahālōth (Gr. agallochon), an aromatic resin or wood—called later in Gr. xylaloē, from which descend lignum aloes, lign-aloes, wood-aloes, and aloes-wood.—A.S. aluwan—L. aloē—Gr. aloē.]

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