aloe
/ˈæləʊ/noun
1
- a succulent plant with a rosette of thick tapering leaves and bell-shaped or tubular flowers on long stems. Native to the Old World tropics, several kinds are cultivated commercially or as ornamentals.芦荟。
1.1
- Genus Aloe, family Liliaceae (or Aloaceae).芦荟属, 百合科（或芦荟科）。
1.2
- （aloes 或bitter aloes）[mass noun] a strong laxative obtained from the bitter juice of various kinds of aloe芦荟中提取的泻药。
1.3
- （亦作American aloe）another term for CENTURY PLANT.
2
- （亦作aloes wood）[mass noun] the fragrant heartwood of a tropical Asian tree沉香木。
2.1
- The tree belongs to the genus Aquilaria, family Thymelaeaceae, in particular A. agallocha.该树为沉香属, 瑞香科, 尤指拟沉香。
2.2
- the resin obtained from this wood, used in perfume, incense, and medicine沉香树脂。
词源
Old English alewe, 'alwe' (denoting the fragrant resin or heartwood of certain oriental trees)， via Latin from Greek aloē ; reinforced in late Middle English by Old French aloes 'aloe'， hence frequently used in the plural.