aloe


Definition: Meaning of, aloe in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈaləʊ /

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aloe aloes
  1. succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fibre like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa
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aloe used in phrases

  • Aloe ferox (noun)
    1. much-branched South African plant with reddish prickly succulent leaves
  • Aloe vera (noun)
    1. very short-stemmed plant with thick leaves with soothing mucilaginous juice; leaves develop spiny margins with maturity; native to Mediterranean region; grown widely in tropics and as houseplants
  • American aloe (noun)
    1. tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fibre
  • aloe family (noun)
    1. one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
  • aloe vera (noun)
    1. [uncountable] a tropical plant with thick leaves that are filled with a liquid which is used to make medicine, COSMETIC s etc
  • cape aloe (noun)
    1. much-branched South African plant with reddish prickly succulent leaves
  • genus Aloe (noun)
    1. large genus of chiefly African liliaceous plants; in some systems placed in family Aloeaceae
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