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Definition of aloe

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Aloe (n.) 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..

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Rosemaloes :: Rosemaloes (n.) The liquid storax of the East Indian Liquidambar orientalis.

Flax-plant :: Flax-plant (n.) A plant in new Zealand (Phormium tenax), allied to the lilies and aloes. The leaves are two inches wide and several feet long, and furnish a fiber which is used for making ropes, mats, and coarse cloth..

Aloe :: Aloe (n.) The wood of the agalloch.

Aloin :: Aloin (n.) A bitter purgative principle in aloes.

Orcin :: Orcin (n.) A colorless crystalline substance, C6H3.CH3.(OH)2, which is obtained from certain lichens (Roccella, Lecanora, etc.), also from extract of aloes, and artificially from certain derivatives of toluene. It changes readily into orcein..

Agave :: Agave (n.) A genus of plants (order Amaryllidaceae) of which the chief species is the maguey or century plant (A. Americana), wrongly called Aloe. It is from ten to seventy years, according to climate, in attaining maturity, when it produces a gigantic flower stem, sometimes forty feet in height, and perishes. The fermented juice is the pulque of the Mexicans; distilled, it yields mescal. A strong thread and a tough paper are made from the leaves, and the wood has many uses..

Hierapicra :: Hierapicra (n.) A warming cathartic medicine, made of aloes and canella bark..

Haloed :: Haloed (a.) Surrounded with a halo; invested with an ideal glory; glorified.

Lign-aloes :: Lign-aloes (n.) Aloes wood, or agallochum. See Agallochum..

Agallochum :: Agallochum (n.) A soft, resinous wood (Aquilaria Agallocha) of highly aromatic smell, burnt by the orientals as a perfume. It is called also agalwood and aloes wood. The name is also given to some other species..

Bitter :: Bitter (v. t.) Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine; bitter as aloes..

Caballine :: Caballine (n.) Caballine aloes.

Picra :: Picra (n.) The powder of aloes with canella, formerly officinal, employed as a cathartic..

Aloes :: Aloes (pl. ) of Alo.

Aloes Wood :: Aloes wood () See Agalloch.

Nataloin :: Nataloin (n.) A bitter crystalline substance constituting the essential principle of Natal aloes. Cf. Aloon.

Aloetic :: Aloetic (n.) A medicine containing chiefly aloes.

Haloed :: Haloed (imp. & p. p.) of Hal.

Lign-aloes :: Lign-aloes (n.) A fragrant tree mentioned in the Bible.

Aloetic :: Aloetic (a.) Consisting chiefly of aloes; of the nature of aloes.