aloe (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *aloe*:
NOUN	plant	aloe	succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers

aloe > pronunciation
Sounds	ae'low.
Rhymes	afterglow ... yellow: 77 rhymes with low...

English > *aloe*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa.
Member of	genus Aloe	large genus of chiefly African liliaceous plants
Narrower	burn plant, Aloe vera	Very short-stemmed plant with thick leaves with soothing mucilaginous juice
Narrower	cape aloe, Aloe ferox	Much-branched South African plant with reddish prickly succulent leaves
Broader	succulent	A plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs
Spanish	aloe, áloe, sábila
Catalan	aloe

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