ἀλόη
aloē
Feminine noun · Of foreign origin [cf אהלים (H174)]
Of foreign origin (compare G174); aloes (the gum):—aloes.
Outline
- aloe, aloes
- This is the name of an aromatic tree which grows in eastern India and Cochin China, and whose soft and bitter wood the Orientals used in fumigation and in embalming the dead. The tree grows to a height of 120 feet (40 m) and a girth of 12 feet (4 m).