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Pronunciation : Al"oe
Part of Speech : n.; pl. Aloes.
Etymology : [L. alo?, Gr. aloe, F. alo?s.]
Definition : 1. pl.

Defn: The wood of the agalloch. [Obs.] Wyclif.

2. (Bot.)

Defn: 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.

3. pl. (Med.)

Defn: The inspissated juice of several species of aloe, used as a purgative. [Plural in form but syntactically singular.] American aloe, Century aloe, the agave. See Agave.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913