| n. | 1. | The wood of the agalloch. | |||
| 2. | (Bot.) 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. | ||||
| 3. | (Med.) The inspissated juice of several species of aloe, used as a purgative.
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| Noun | 1. | aloe - succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa |
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