al·oe ( l  )n. 1. Any of various chiefly African plants of the genus Aloe, having rosettes of succulent, often spiny-margined leaves and long stalks bearing yellow, orange, or red tubular flowers. 2. See aloe vera. 3. aloes (used with a sing. verb) A laxative drug obtained from the processed juice of a certain species of aloe. Also called bitter aloes. [Middle English, from Old English aluwe, from Latin alo  , from Greek.]al  o·etic (l- t k) adj. |
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