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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: aloes /ˈæləʊz/ n (functioning as singular)- bitter aloes ⇒ a bitter purgative drug made from the leaves of several species of aloe
al•oe /ˈæloʊ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -oes. - Plant Biologya chiefly African shrub of the lily family.
- Plant Biologya type of aloe that yields a juice used in skin lotion.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024al•oe (al′ō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -oes. - Plant Biologyany chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Plant BiologySee aloe vera.
- Plant BiologySee century plant.
- aloes, (used with a sing. v.) agalloch.
- South Asia via Hebrew
- Greek alóē, perh.
- Latin aloē
- Old English al(u)we, alewe (compare Old Saxon, Old High German āloê) bef. 950; Middle English alōe, alow, alewen
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