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aloe

[ al-oh ]
/ ˈæl oʊ /
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noun, plural al·oes.
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
aloes, (used with a singular verb) agalloch.
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Origin of aloe

First recorded before 950; Middle English alōe, alow, alewen; Old English al(u)we, alewe (compare Old Saxon, Old High German āloê ), from Latin aloē, from Greek alóē, perhaps from South Asia via Hebrew

OTHER WORDS FROM aloe

al·o·et·ic [al-oh-et-ik], /ˌæl oʊˈɛt ɪk/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for aloe

aloe
/ (ˈæləʊ) /

noun plural -oes
any plant of the liliaceous genus Aloe, chiefly native to southern Africa, with fleshy spiny-toothed leaves and red or yellow flowers
American aloe another name for century plant

Derived forms of aloe

aloetic (ˌæləʊˈɛtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for aloe

C14: from Latin aloē, from Greek
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