aloes

British  

/ ˈæləʊz /

noun

1. Also called: aloes wood.  another name for eaglewood

2. a bitter purgative drug made from the leaves of several species of aloe

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Example Sentences

A passenger drop-off point on the eastern side features a traffic island full of Seussian tree aloes surrounded by an arrangement of charcoal-colored slate that resembles the scales of a Mesozoic beast.

From Los Angeles Times

I’m more of a nickname girl, so I have my buttons and my beans, of course, and my string of pearls, string of buttons, echeverias and different types of aloes.

From Los Angeles Times

I’m more of a nickname girl, so I have my buttons and my beans, of course, and my string of pearls, string of buttons, Echeverias and different types of aloes.

From Los Angeles Times

How about a window box filled with succulents like aloes and echeverias, or edibles like herbs and nasturtiums, or even carnivorous varieties like Venus fly traps and pitcher plants?

From Washington Times

Currently in bloom: flowering peach and apricot trees in the Chinese Garden, aloes in the Desert Garden, and camellias in the North Vista and Japanese Garden.

From Los Angeles Times