Aloe

1. succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa

The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica.; Any plant of the large and variable genus Aloe.

Etymology: From Old English alwe (“fragrant resin of an East Indian tree”), from Latin aloē, from Ancient Greek ἀλόη (alóē), from Hebrew אָהָל (ʾāhāl) or related Aramaic forms, ultimately from Tamil அகில் (akil); reinforced in Middle English by Old French aloes.

alternative form of áloe

aloe (plant)

Etymology: From Latin aloē.

aloe; a substance extracted from the aloe plant

Etymology: Borrowed from French aloès and Latin aloē, from Ancient Greek ἀλόη (alóē).

The aloe.; The bitter juice produced by the aloe used as a perfume, in medicine and in embalming.

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀλόη (alóē, “aloes”). Ultimately from Tamil அகில் (akil);