— aloetic /al'oh et"ik/ , adj.
/al"oh/ , n. , pl. aloes .
1. any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
2. See aloe vera .
3. See century plant .
4. aloes , ( used with a sing. v. ) agalloch.
[ bef. 950; ME aloe, alow, alewen; OE al ( u ) we, alewe (cf. OS, OHG aloê ) aloe alóe, perh. ]