Al″oe (ăl″nō̍), n.; pl.Aloes (–ōz). [L. aloë, Gr. αλὄη, aloe: cf. OF. aloe, F. aloès.] 1. pl. The wood of the agalloch. Wyclif.
2. (Bot.) A genus of succulent plants, some classed as trees, others as shrubs, but the greater number having the habit and appearance of evergreen herbaceous plants; from some of which are prepared articles for medicine and the arts. They are natives of warm countries.
3. pl.(Med.) The inspissated juice of several species of aloe, used as a purgative.
American aloe, Century aloe, the agave. See Agave.