Pronunciation: (al'ō), [key]
1. any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
2. See aloe vera.
3. See century plant.
4. aloes, (used with a sing. v.) agalloch.
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