aloe
pronunciation
How to pronounce aloe in British English:
UK [ˈæləʊ]
How to pronounce aloe in American English:
US [ˈæloʊ]
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- Noun:
- succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa
Word Origin
- aloe (n.)
- Old English alewe "fragrant resin of an East Indian tree," a Biblical usage, from Latin aloe, from Greek aloe, translating Hebrew ahalim (plural, perhaps ultimately from a Dravidian language). The Greek word probably was chosen for resemblance of sound to the Hebrew, because the Greek and Latin words referred originally to a genus of plants with spiky flowers and bitter juice, used as a purgative drug, a sense which appeared in English late 14c. The word was then misapplied to the American agave plant in 1680s. The "true aloe" consequently is called aloe vera.
Example
- 1. The inflammation begins the healing process and can be soothed with aloe vera .
- 2. If you wish , you may combine the oil with aloe vera gel to change the consistency of the product .
- 3. Treat first - and second-degree burns with cool baths , moisturizers such as aloe vera and hydrocortisone creams .
- 4. You could also use the small aloe brevifolia for this same purpose . Alternate both of these plants for a border .
- 5. Other plants which are easy to take care of include corn , jade and aloe vera .