aloe

aloe
[ˈaləʊ]
noun

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
Genus Aloe, family Liliaceae (or Aloaceae)
芦荟属，百合科（或芦荟科）
■(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
■(亦作 American aloe). another term for century plant
同 century plant
(亦作 aloes wood)[mass noun]the fragrant heartwood of a tropical Asian tree
沉香木
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
■the resin obtained from this wood, used in perfume, incense, and medicine
沉香树脂

语源

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

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