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aloes

UK/ˈæ.ləʊz//ˈæ.loʊz/

aloes is the plural of aloe.

Noun

aloes

  1. (plural, plural-only) The resin of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for its fragrant odour.
  2. The wood of the agalloch.
    • A closid gardin, my sister spouse ; a closid gardyn, a welle selid. Thin outsendingus paradis of poungarnetes, with the frutis of appilis, of cipre tre, with narde ; and narde, and safrun, fistula, and canel, with alle the trees of Liban, myrre, and aloes, with alle the firste oynemens.c. 1382–1395, John Wycliffe [et al.], edited by Josiah Forshall and Frederic Madden, The Holy Bible, […], volume III, Oxford: At the University Press, published 1850, →OCLC, Song of Solomon IV:12-14...

Meaning of aloe

Noun

aloe (plural aloes)

  1. (in plural) The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica.
  2. Any plant of the large and variable genus Aloe.
    • Aloe ferox, Miller. South-Africa. This species yields the best Cape-aloes, as observed by Dr. Pappe. The simply inspissated juice of the leaves of the various species of the genus constitutes the aloe-drug. It is best obtained by using neither heat nor pressure for extracting the sap. By...1885 Ferdinand von Mueller: Select Extra-tropical Plants, Readily Eligible For Industrial Culture Or Naturalization. pub: Melbourne: J. Ferres
  3. Misnomer for any large, vaguely aloe-like plant, such as Agave.
    • In mercy I put a bullet through his skull, and he fell sprawling among the aloes.1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
  4. A strong, bitter drink made from the juice of such plants, used as a purgative.

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Questions about aloes

What does aloes mean?
Aloes means the resin of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for its fragrant odour.
What is aloes the plural of?
Aloes is the plural of aloe.
What part of speech is aloes?
Aloes is a noun.
How do you pronounce aloes?
Aloes is pronounced /ˈæ.loʊz/ (US).

Words near aloes in the dictionary

  1. aloedary
  2. aloeemodin
  3. aloeid
  4. aloeids
  5. aloelike
  6. aloes
  7. aloesaponarin
  8. aloesaponarins
  9. aloesin
  10. aloeswood
  11. aloeswoods

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