aloe \al"oe\ ([a^]l"n[-o]), n.; pl. Aloes ([a^]l"[=o]z). [L. alo["e], Gr. 'alo`h, aloe: cf. OF. aloe, F. alo[`e]s.]

1. pl. The wood of the agalloch. [Obs.]

--Wyclif. [1913 Webster]

2. (Bot.) [capitalized] 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. [1913 Webster]

3. pl. (Med.) The inspissated juice of several species of aloe, used as a purgative. [Plural in form but syntactically singular.]

AS [1913 Webster]

American aloe, Century aloe, the agave. See Agave. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

aloe

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Aloe \Al"oe\ ([a^]l"n[-o]), n.; pl. Aloes (-[=o]z). [L. alo["e], Gr. 'alo`h, aloe: cf. OF. aloe, F. alo[`e]s.]

1. pl. The wood of the agalloch. [Obs.]

--Wyclif.

2. (Bot.) 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.) 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 Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)