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aloedary

aloedary noun: a compound purgative medicine of which aloes is a chief ingredient.

Noun

aloedary (plural aloedaries)

  1. (obsolete) A compound purgative medicine of which aloes is a chief ingredient.

Forms of aloedary

pluralaloedaries

Origin of aloedary

From New Latin aloēdarium, from Ancient Greek ἀλοηδάριον (aloēdárion), from ἀλόη (alóē, “aloes”).

Questions about aloedary

What does aloedary mean?
Aloedary means a compound purgative medicine of which aloes is a chief ingredient.
What part of speech is aloedary?
Aloedary is a noun.
What is the plural of aloedary?
The plural of aloedary is aloedaries.

Words near aloedary in the dictionary

  1. aloe vera
  2. aloe veras
  3. aloe-emodin
  4. aloed
  5. aloedaries
  6. aloedary
  7. aloeemodin
  8. aloeid
  9. aloeids
  10. aloelike
  11. aloes

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