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aloes \aloes\ n.
a purgative made from the leaves of aloe. Same as {aloe[3]}.

Syn: bitter aloes
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aloe \al"oe\ ([a^]l"n[-o]), n.; pl. {Aloes} ([a^]l"[=o]z). [L.
alo["e], Gr. 'alo`h, aloe: cf. OF. aloe, F. alo[`e]s.]
1. pl. The wood of the agalloch. [Obs.] --Wyclif.
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2. (Bot.) [capitalized] A genus of succulent plants, some
classed as trees, others as shrubs, but the greater number
having the habit and appearance of evergreen herbaceous
plants; from some of which are prepared articles for
medicine and the arts. They are natives of warm countries.
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3. pl. (Med.) The inspissated juice of several species of
aloe, used as a purgative. [Plural in form but
syntactically singular.] AS
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{American aloe}, {Century aloe}, the agave. See {Agave}.
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