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aloes::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bitter aloes |
| Type of | aperient, cathartic, physic, purgative |
Examples of aloes
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Rocks enhance a composition that features diminutive aloes with a bumpy texture.
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The world of aloes is a large and complex one, with whole books on the subject.
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More compact than most aloes, this hybrid forms a clump about 2 to 3 feet across.
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Judith Davies had 32 entries in this year's show and she specializes in aloes.
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In John 19, Nicodemus arrived with myrrh and aloes to take care of Jesus'body.
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Nicodemus brought about seventy-five pounds of a mixture of myrrh and aloes.
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Aloes in many sizes and colors will be on display during special tours Feb.
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Even spas are offering treatments based on island-grown aloes and grapes.
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As aloes bloom, the birds will be jealously guarding the winter nectar.
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- Succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa
- (aloes) a purgative made from the leaves of aloe
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- The Aloe (ISBN 0860685209) is a novel written by Katherine Mansfield in 1930.
- Alternative spelling of Aloe
- The resin of the trees Aquilaria agallocha and Aquilaria malaccensis, known for their fragrant odour; A plant of the genus Aloe; A strong, bitter drink made from the juice of such plants, used as a purgative
- (Aloes) (Heb. 'ahalim), a fragrant wood (Num. 24:6; Ps. 45:8; Prov. 7:17; Cant. 4:14), the Aquilaria agallochum of botanists, or, as some suppose, the costly gum or perfume extracted from the wood. It is found in China, Siam, and Northern India, and grows to the height sometimes of 120 feet. ...
- (Aloes) (Proverbs 7:17; Song of Songs 4:14; John 19:39; A. V., Psalm 45:8) is reckoned among "the chief perfumes". In A. V., Num. xxiv, 6 ("lign aloes"; D. V., "tabernacles" is an erroneous translation), a tree is clearly intended. ...
- (Aloes) of the New Testament (Aloe vera) were succulent plants with long swordlike leaves with serrations and erect flower heads up to three feet high imported from Yemen. The bitter pith was used as a medicine and for embalming (John 19:39). ...
