aloe
n. variety of succulent plant having spiky leaves and a bitter juice (mainly found in Africa) | ||||
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ALOE Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Aloe
(n.)
The wood of the agalloch.
(n.)
The inspissated juice of several species of aloe, used as a purgative.
(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.
(n.)
The wood of the agalloch.
(n.)
The inspissated juice of several species of aloe, used as a purgative.
(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.
| WordNet 2.0 |
aloe
Noun
1. succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa
(hypernym) succulent
(hyponym) cape aloe, Aloe ferox
(member-holonym) genus Aloe
Noun
1. succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa
(hypernym) succulent
(hyponym) cape aloe, Aloe ferox
(member-holonym) genus Aloe
| hEnglish - advanced version |
aloe
aloe
\al"oe\ (ăl"n&osl;), n.; pl. aloes (-ōz). [l. aloë, gr. 'alo`h, aloe: cf. of. aloe, f. aloès.]
1. pl. the wood of the agalloch. [obs.]
2. (bot.) 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.
3. pl. (med.) the inspissated juice of several species of aloe, used as a purgative. [plural in form but syntactically singular.]
similar words(3)
water aloe
american aloe
century aloe
aloe
\al"oe\ (ăl"n&osl;), n.; pl. aloes (-ōz). [l. aloë, gr. 'alo`h, aloe: cf. of. aloe, f. aloès.]
1. pl. the wood of the agalloch. [obs.]
2. (bot.) 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.
3. pl. (med.) the inspissated juice of several species of aloe, used as a purgative. [plural in form but syntactically singular.]
similar words(3)
water aloe
american aloe
century aloe
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
aloe
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ALOE Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| JM Latin-English Dictionary |
aloe
N F
aloe plant (Aloe vera); thickened aloe juice (as purgative); bitterness
N F
aloe plant (Aloe vera); thickened aloe juice (as purgative); bitterness
ALOE Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| The Language of Flowers |
ALOE
- Grief; Religious Superstition
- Grief; Religious Superstition
ALOE Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Aloe
Aloe, also written Aloë, is a genus containing about four hundred species of flowering succulent plants.
The genus is native to Africa and is common in South Africa's Cape Province and the mountains of tropical Africa, and neighbouring areas such as Madagascar, the Arabian peninsula and the islands off Africa.
The APG II system (2003) placed the genus in the family Asphodelaceae. In the past it has also been assigned to families Aloaceae and Liliaceae. Members of the closely allied genera Gasteria, Haworthia and Kniphofia which have a similar mode of growth, are also popularly known as aloes. Note that the plant sometimes called "American aloe" (Agave americana), belongs to Agavaceae, a different family.
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