English Explanatory Dictionary

aloe vera

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A plant of the species Aloe vera, grown as an ornamental, thought to have medicinal value; an extract, often a gel, made from the plant.

Pronunciation

/əˌləʊ.i ˈvɛ.ɹə/ /əˌləʊ.i ˈvɪə.ɹə/ /ˌæ.ləʊ ˈvɛ.ɹə/ /ˌæ.ləʊ ˈvɪə.ɹə/ /ˈæ.loʊ ˈvɛ.ɹə/ /ˌæ.loʊ ˈvɪ.ɹə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-aloe vera.wav

Word forms

aloe vera aloe veras aloë vera

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin aloē vēra (“true aloe”).

Synonyms

Barbados aloe
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