HyperDic: genus_aloe

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Aloe:
NOUNplantgenus Aloelarge genus of chiefly African liliaceous plants
English > genus Aloe: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninglarge genus of chiefly African liliaceous plants; in some systems placed in family Aloeaceae.
Member ofLiliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily familyIncludes species sometimes divided among the following families
Membersaloesucculent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers
Broaderliliid monocot genusgenus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
Spanishgenus aloe
Catalangenus aloe

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