1. A purgative made from the leaves of aloe
   "Aloes have been used medicinally for centuries"; "bitter aloes have been used medicinally for centuries";
   - bitter aloes

1. Succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fibre like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa
   "Aloe vera gel was used to soothe sunburned skin"

Type of: aperient, cathartic, physic [archaic], purgative, succulent

Part of: genus Aloe

Encyclopedia: Aloes