Definitions for Aloes
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. aloes, bitter aloesnoun

   a purgative made from the leaves of aloe

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. aloesnoun

   The resin of the trees Aquilaria agallocha or Aquilaria malaccensis, known for their fragrant odour.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ALOESnoun

   A term applied to three different things. 1.A precious wood used, in the East, for perfumes, of which the best sort is of higher price than gold, and was the most valuable present given by the king of Siam, in 1686, to the king of France. It is called Tambac, and is the heart, or innermost part, of the aloetree; the next part to which is called Calembac, which is sometimes imported into Europe, and, though of inferiour value to the Tambac, is much esteemed: the part next the bark is termed, by the Portuguese, Pao d’aquila, or eagle-wood; but some account the eagle-wood not the outer part of the Tambac, but another species. Our knowledge of this wood is yet very imperfect. Savary.

   Etymology: אחלם, as it is supposed.

   2.Aloes is a tree which grows in hot countries, and even in the mountains of Spain. The leaves are thick, succulent, and generally beset with spines on the edges; the flower consists of one leaf, is tubulous, and cut into six segments at the top, like the hyacinth; the fruit is oblong and cylindrical, divided into three cells, containing flat, and, for the most part, semicircular seeds. The species are 39;
   1. The common large American aloe.
   2. The narrow-leaved aloe, from Vera Cruz.
   3. The American aloe, which produces young plants out of the flower stems, &c. Many of these plants, in English gardens, are natives of the East and West Indies; but the most curious are brought from the Cape of Good Hope. The first of these aloes is very hardy, and has endured the air, in mild winters, in a very dry soil, and under a south wall; but they may be kept in a common greenhouse, giving them very little moisture in winter. The other sorts are preserved in an airy glass-case, with a stove. The aloes are all increased by off-sets. Most of the African species, after the second, third, or fourth year’s growth, produce flowers with us annually; but the American aloes flower but once during the life of the plant, producing the flower-stems from the centre of the plant, of a considerable size, and sometimes fifteen feet in height. A common error, relating to the first species, is, that it never flowers till it be an hundred years old; but experience has proved, that some have flowered in fifty years. Another errour is, that, when the flower opens, it makes a report like a gun. Philip Miller3. Aloes aloes tree, aloes; Socotora;

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1. aloes

   Agarwood, aloeswood, eaglewood or gharuwood is a fragrant dark resinous wood used in incense, perfume, and small carvings. This resinous wood is most commonly referred to as "oud" or "oudh". It is formed in the heartwood of aquilaria trees when the Acquilara Tree becomes infected with a type of mold (Phialophora parasitica) and secretes a resin to combat the mold. Prior to infection, the heartwood is odourless, relatively light and pale coloured; however, as the infection progresses, the tree produces a dark aromatic resin, called aloes (not to be confused with Aloe ferox, the succulent commonly known as the bitter aloe) or agar (not to be confused with the edible, algae-derived agar) as well as gaharu, jinko, oud, or oodh aguru (not to be confused with bukhoor), in response to the attack, which results in a very dense, dark, resin-embedded heartwood. The resin-embedded wood is valued in East and South Asian cultures for its distinctive fragrance, and thus is used for incense and perfumes. One of the main reasons for the relative rarity and high cost of agarwood is the depletion of the wild resource. Since 1995, Aquilaria malaccensis, the primary source, has been listed in Appendix II (potentially threatened species) by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. In 2004, all Aquilaria species were listed in Appendix II; however, a number of countries have outstanding reservations regarding that listing.The aromatic qualities of agarwood are influenced by the species, geographic location, its branch, trunk and root origin, length of time since infection, and methods of harvesting and processing.First-grade agarwood is one of the most expensive natural raw materials in the world, with 2010 prices for superior pure material as high as US$100,000/kg, although in practice adulteration of the wood and oil is common, allowing for prices as low as US$100/kg. A whole range of qualities and products are on the market, varying in quality with geographical location, botanical species, the age of the specific tree, cultural deposition and the section of the tree where the piece of agarwood stems from. As of 2013, the current global market for agarwood is estimated to be in the range of US$6–8 billion and is growing rapidly.

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1. aloes

   Aloes are a type of succulent plants, belonging to the family Aloeaceae, that often have a rosette of large, thick, fleshy leaves with sharp spikes on the edges. Of the more than 500 species of aloes, the most common and well known is Aloe vera, which is used in alternative medicine for its healing properties. Aloe plants are native to Africa, Madagascar and the Arabian Peninsula, and are typically found in arid and semi-arid climates.

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1. Aloes

   of Aloe

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Aloes

   al′ōz, a purgative bitter drug, the inspissated juice of the leaves of several almost tree-like species of aloe. Used both as a sing. n., and as a pl. of Aloe.—n. and adj. Aloet′ic, a medicine containing a large proportion of aloes.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Aloes in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Aloes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Aloes in a Sentence

1. Book of Proverbs:

   I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning.

2. Arabic Proverb:

   One common origin unites us all, but every sort of wood does not give the perfume of the lignum aloes.

3. Rosemary Putunoi:

   We then saw an income opportunity in growing osunguroi (aloe), which we traded for goats from our men. We planted aloes on 2 acres to start, and 12 roots of the plant (could be) exchanged for a goat.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Aloes
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Aloes
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Aloes
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloes
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Aloes
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Aloes