aloe vera

n. juice or jelly substance obtained from the leaves of an aloe used as a soothing treatment for the skin and burns as well as in cosmetics; any of the succulent plant having spiky leaves which yiled the jelly and juice

Aloe vera (syn. A. barbadensis Mill., A. vulgaris Lam.) is a species of Aloe, native to northern Africa. It is a stemless or very short-stemmed succulent plant growing to 80-100 cm tall, spreading by offsets and root sprouts. The leaves are lanceolate, thick and fleshy, green to grey-green, with a serrated margin. The flowers are produced on a spike up to 90 cm tall, each flower pendulous, with a yellow tubular corolla 2-3 cm long.
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Noun
1. 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
(synonym) burn plant
(hypernym) aloe

n. aloe vera

aloe vera