aloe
aloe (al"no) , noun
[Latin aloe, Greek 'alo`h, aloe: compare Old French aloe, French aloès.]
1.
The wood of the agalloch. [Obsolete] — Wyclif
2.
(Botany) 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. [capitalized]
3.
(Medicine) The inspissated juice of several species of aloe, used as a purgative. [Plural in form but syntactically singular.]
Collocations (1)
American aloe or Century aloe , the agave. See Agave.