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aloe

DEFINITIONS OF: aloe

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n succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa

Types:
Aloe ferox, cape aloe
much-branched South African plant with reddish prickly succulent leaves
Aloe vera, burn plant
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
Type of:
succulent
a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs
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