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aloe vera

al·oe ver·a [ àllō vrə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. soothing plant extract: a soothing, moisturizing extract made from the leaves of a species of aloe. Use: drugs, cosmetics.

2. Mediterranean plant: the Mediterranean species of aloe from which aloe vera is extracted. Latin name Aloe barbadensis.

[< modern Latin, "true aloe"]
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