Aloe

Wikipedia

See also Aloe, Aloë, and áloe

English

File:Aloe striatula 3.jpg

Aloe striatula (2)

Etymology

From Old English alwe, from Latin aloē, from Ancient Greek ἀλόη (aloē), “‘aloes’”); reinforced in Middle English by Old French aloes.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æləʊ

Noun

Singular Aloe

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1. (in plural) The resin of the trees Aquilaria agallocha and Aquilaria malaccensis, known for their fragrant odour
2. A plant of the genus Aloe.
3. A strong, bitter drink made from the juice of such plants, used as a purgative.

Usage notes

• Often used in plural (originally under influence of Old French).

Translations

plant of the genus Aloe

Armenian: հալվե hy(hy) (halve), ալոէ hy(hy) (aloē) Old Armenian: հալուէ (haluē) Croatian: aloja hr(hr) f. Finnish: aaloe fi(fi) French: aloès fr(fr) m.

Latin: aloē la(la) f. Romanian: aloe ro(ro) f. Russian: алоэ ru(ru) (alóe) n. Spanish: áloe es(es) m., aloe es(es) m. Ukrainian: алое uk(uk) (aloe) n.

See also

• agave
• maguey

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Italian

Noun

aloe m. and f. inv.

1. aloe (plant)

Anagrams

• aelo,
• Aleo

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀλόη (aloē), “‘aloes’”)

Noun

aloē (genitive aloēs); f, first declension

1. The aloe.
2. The bitter juice produced by the aloe used as a perfume, in medicine and in embalming.
3. (figuratively) Bitterness (in general).

Inflection

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Descendants

English: aloe French: aloès

Italian: aloe Romanian: aloe

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Romanian

Etymology

From French aloès or a literary loan from Latin aloē.

Noun

Aloe f.

1. aloe
2. a substance extracted from the aloe plant

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