n.;
American aloe,
Century aloe
prop. n. One of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted.
n. a purgative made from the leaves of aloe. Same as aloe{ 3 }.
See Agalloch. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A medicine containing chiefly aloes. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. aloétique. ] Consisting chiefly of aloes; of the nature of aloes. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Surrounded with a halo; invested with an ideal glory; glorified. [ 1913 Webster ]
Some haloed face bending over me. C. Bronté. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. ligne aloes, fr. L. lignum wood + aloe aloe. ]
n. [ From the native name; cf. Malay rasamāla the name of the tree. ] The liquid storax of the East Indian Liquidambar orientalis. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L. ] Same as Synalepha. [ 1913 Webster ]
(Bot.) See Water soldier. [ 1913 Webster ]