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aloe

[ al-oh ]

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noun

plural aloes.

any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
aloe vera.
century plant.
aloes, (used with a singular verb) agalloch.

aloe

/ ˌæləʊˈɛtɪk; ˈæləʊ /

noun

any plant of the liliaceous genus Aloe, chiefly native to southern Africa, with fleshy spiny-toothed leaves and red or yellow flowers
American aloe
another name for century plant

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Derived Forms

aloetic, adjective

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Other �y��vlog Forms

��·��·��·�� [al-oh-, et, -ik], adjective

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of aloe¹

First recorded before 950; Middle English alōe, alow, alewen; Old English al(u)we, alewe (compare Old Saxon, Old High German ��ê ), from Latin ��ŧ, from Greek ��óŧ, perhaps from South Asia via Hebrew

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of aloe¹

C14: from Latin ��ŧ, from Greek

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But there is one little thing: Okra, like marshmallow root and aloe vera, is mucilaginous, meaning it can get slimy when sliced and cooked.

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And it comes in four newly named colors: obsidian, porcelain, bay and aloe.

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Plant aloe vera in a container with drainage holes.

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One suggested applying milk of magnesia to the face, followed by aloe and sunscreen.

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Once she began planting in earnest in 2016, she made the front yard into an aloe farm while using the backyard as her agriculture lab, experimenting with potatoes, collards, sunflowers and peppers.

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