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aloe
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[ˈaləʊ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a succulent plant with a rosette of thick tapering leaves and bell-shaped or tubular flowers on long stems, native to the Old World
- the fragrant heartwood of a tropical Asian tree
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Origin
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Old English alewe, alwe (denoting the fragrant resin or heartwood of certain Asian trees), via Latin from Greek aloē; reinforced in late Middle English by Old French aloes ‘aloe’, hence frequently used in the plural
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