aloe : Idioms & Phrases

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aloe family

  • noun one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
    Aloeaceae; family Aloeaceae.
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aloe ferox

  • noun much-branched South African plant with reddish prickly succulent leaves
    Aloe ferox.
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aloe vera

  • noun 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
    burn plant.
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aloes wood

Al"oes wood`
Definitions
  1. See Agalloch.
Webster 1913

american aloe

  • noun tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber
    century plant; agave.
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American aloe, Century aloe

  • the agave. See Agave.
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bitter aloes

  • noun a purgative made from the leaves of aloe
    aloes.
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Caballine aloes

  • an inferior and impure kind of aloes formerly used in veterinary practice; called also horse aloes.
Webster 1913

cape aloe

  • noun much-branched South African plant with reddish prickly succulent leaves
    Aloe ferox.
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genus aloe

  • noun large genus of chiefly African liliaceous plants; in some systems placed in family Aloeaceae
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Horse aloes

  • caballine aloes.
Webster 1913

lign-aloes

Lign`-al"oes noun
Etymology
OE. ligne aloes, fr. L. lignum wood + aloe aloe.
Definitions
  1. Aloes wood, or agallochum. See Agallochum.
  2. A fragrant tree mentioned in the Bible. Num. xxiv. 6.
Webster 1913

water aloe

Wa"ter al"oe
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) See Water soldier.
Webster 1913