aloe vera
aloe vera · aloe veras
алоэ настоящее, алоэ вера
Echte Aloe, Aloe vera
A plant of the species Aloe vera, grown as an ornamental, thought to have medicinal valueA plant of the species Aloe vera, grown as an ornamental, thought to have medicinal value; an extract, often a gel, made from the plant.
UK/əˌləʊ.i ˈvɛ.ɹə/US/ˈæ.loʊ ˈvɛ.ɹə/
» Aloe vera is a common plant to put on sunburns.
michu3453 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A plant of the species Aloe vera, grown as an ornamental, thought to have medicinal value; an extract, often a gel, made from the plant.
Echte Aloe, Aloe vera
ало́э настоя́щееalóe nastojáščeje, ало́э ве́раalóe véra
More definitions
- very short-stemmed plant with thick leaves with soothing mucilaginous juice; leaves develop spiny margins with maturity; native to Mediterranean region; grown widely in tropics and as houseplants
Examples
2 sentencesAloe vera is a common plant to put on sunburns.
The thick leaves of an Aloe vera plant contain a clear gel, which is used to store water.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from New Latin aloē vēra (“true aloe”).Learned borrowing from New Latin aloē vēra (“true aloe”).
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Forms
plural: aloe veras| Singular | aloe vera |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- very short-stemmed plant with thick leaves with soothing mucilaginous juice; leaves develop spiny margins with maturity; native to Mediterranean region; grown widely in tropics and as houseplants:burn plant
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable