NOUN | plant | burn plant, Aloe vera | very short-stemmed plant with thick leaves with soothing mucilaginous juice |
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Meaning | Very short-stemmed plant with thick leaves with soothing mucilaginous juice; leaves develop spiny margins with maturity; native to Mediterranean region; grown widely in tropics and as houseplants. | |
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Synonym | Aloe vera | |
Broader | aloe | succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers |
Catalan | Aloe vera, àloe vera |
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