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- US Pronunciation
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- [al-oh]
- /ˈæl oʊ/
- /ˈæl.əʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [al-oh]
- /ˈæl oʊ/
Definitions of aloe word
- noun aloe any plant of the liliaceous genus Aloe, chiefly native to southern Africa, with fleshy spiny-toothed leaves and red or yellow flowers 3
- noun aloe any of a large genus (Aloe) of plants of the lily family, native to Africa, with fleshy leaves that are spiny along the edge and with drooping clusters of tubular, red or yellow flowers 3
- noun aloe a bitter, laxative drug made from the juice of certain aloe leaves 3
- noun aloe the aromatic heartwood of several trees of a genus (Aquilaria) of the mezereum family, native to the East Indies and Southeast Asia 3
- noun plural aloe any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber. 1
- noun plural aloe aloe vera. 1
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Origin of aloe
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English alōe, alow, alewen; Old English al(u)we, alewe (compare Old Saxon, Old High German āloê) < Latin aloē < Greek alóē, perhaps < South Asia via Hebrew
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Parts of speech for Aloe
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
aloe popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
aloe usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with aloe
- what is aloe vera good for?
- how to make aloe vera juice?
- where to buy aloe vera plant?
- how to grow aloe vera?
- what is aloe vera juice good for?
- how to use aloe vera juice for hair?
- how to use aloe vera for hair growth?
- how to use aloe vera plant?
- where to buy aloe vera juice?
- how to make aloe vera gel?
- how to care for an aloe plant?
- how to care for aloe plant?
- how to trim aloe plant?
- what is aloe good for?
- how to eat aloe vera?