aloe veran.

Brit.

/ˌaləʊ ˈvɛrə/,

/ˌaləʊ ˈvɪərə/, U.S.

/ˈæloʊ ˈˌvɛrə/

Forms: 1800s– aloe vera, 1800s– aloë vera.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Aloe vera.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Aloe vera, taxonomic name ( Linnaeus Species plantarum (1753) I. 320), literally ‘true aloe’ < classical Latin aloē aloe n. + vēra , feminine of vērus true (see very adj.). Compare Swedish †Aloë vera (1757 in the passage translated in quot. 1766).

An aloe, Aloe vera, probably native to North Africa and the Mediterranean but cultivated and naturalized in warm climates worldwide, which is a major source of the drug aloes and also yields a gelatinous substance used in herbal medicine and cosmetics, esp. as an emollient and to promote skin healing. Also: the extracted gel itself.

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aloe vera1938

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicine to draw, disperse, etc., matter or humours > [noun] > softening medicine > plant-derived

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aloe vera1985

1766 tr. F. Hasselquist Voy. & Trav. Levant 173 I have never seen such quantities of Aloe vera [Sw. Aloë vera], as I saw on the ramparts of this fort.

1820 R. Walpole Mem. relating to European & Asiatic Turkey & Other Countries of East II. 25 I observed..upon rubbish ground on the outskirts of the town, the Aloe vera, the Sempervivum arboreum, and the Physalis somnifera.

1893 Jrnl. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 7 iv. 526 The pink succulent mucilaginous spikes of Aloe vera..are also used in curries.

1938 Pop. Sci. Mar. 40/1 Burns caused by radium and by X rays are being successfully treated with aloe vera, a tropical desert plant.

1985 Woman's Own 22 June 18/3 Revlon's new Dry Skin Relief with aloe vera, £2.69, is quickly absorbed.

2011 Guardian (Nexis) 12 Feb. (Weekend Suppl.) 73 Aloe vera will live perfectly happily indoors as a houseplant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aloe vera
释义	aloe veran. Brit. /ˌaləʊ ˈvɛrə/, /ˌaləʊ ˈvɪərə/, U.S. /ˈæloʊ ˈˌvɛrə/ Forms: 1800s– aloe vera, 1800s– aloë vera. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Aloe vera. Etymology: < scientific Latin Aloe vera, taxonomic name ( Linnaeus Species plantarum (1753) I. 320), literally ‘true aloe’ < classical Latin aloē aloe n. + vēra , feminine of vērus true (see very adj.). Compare Swedish †Aloë vera (1757 in the passage translated in quot. 1766). An aloe, Aloe vera, probably native to North Africa and the Mediterranean but cultivated and naturalized in warm climates worldwide, which is a major source of the drug aloes and also yields a gelatinous substance used in herbal medicine and cosmetics, esp. as an emollient and to promote skin healing. Also: the extracted gel itself. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > non-British medicinal plants > [noun] > aloe vera and other medicinal aloes socotrine aloe1778 aloe vera1938 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicine to draw, disperse, etc., matter or humours > [noun] > softening medicine > plant-derived almond milk1381 amygdalate1657 aloe vera1985 1766 tr. F. Hasselquist Voy. & Trav. Levant 173 I have never seen such quantities of Aloe vera [Sw. Aloë vera], as I saw on the ramparts of this fort. 1820 R. Walpole Mem. relating to European & Asiatic Turkey & Other Countries of East II. 25 I observed..upon rubbish ground on the outskirts of the town, the Aloe vera, the Sempervivum arboreum, and the Physalis somnifera. 1893 Jrnl. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 7 iv. 526 The pink succulent mucilaginous spikes of Aloe vera..are also used in curries. 1938 Pop. Sci. Mar. 40/1 Burns caused by radium and by X rays are being successfully treated with aloe vera, a tropical desert plant. 1985 Woman's Own 22 June 18/3 Revlon's new Dry Skin Relief with aloe vera, £2.69, is quickly absorbed. 2011 Guardian (Nexis) 12 Feb. (Weekend Suppl.) 73 Aloe vera will live perfectly happily indoors as a houseplant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1766
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