I. in sense 2 ˈaləˌwē, in other senses ˈa(ˌ)lō, pl ˈa(ˌ)lōz or ˈaləz noun
Etymology: Middle English, agalloch, from Late Latin, from Latin, dried juice of aloe leaves, from Greek aloē dried juice of aloe leaves, agalloch, probably from a Semitic word akin to Hebrew ăhālīm, ăhālōth, perhaps from Sanskrit agaru, probably of Dravidian origin; akin to Tamil akil agalloch
1. aloes plural : agalloch
2. capitalized
[New Latin, from Medieval Latin, aloe plant, from Latin, dried juice of aloe leaves]
: a genus of succulent chiefly southern African plants (family Liliaceae) having basal leaves with a hemplike fiber and spicate often showy flowers
3. -s
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, dried juice of aloe leaves]
: a plant of the genus Aloe
4. -s
[Middle English, from Latin]
: the dried bitter juice of the leaves of a plant of the genus Aloe used as a purgative, tonic, and emmenagogue — usually plural but sing. in constr.
5. -s : any of several plants of the genus Furcraea
6. or aloes or aloes green : a pale green that is stronger and slightly bluer than celadon gray, yellower and darker than spray green, and yellower, stronger, and slightly lighter than bayberry gray
II. noun
: aloe vera 2 herein