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Noun

aloe vera (countable and uncountable, plural aloe veras)

  • A plant of the species Aloe vera, grown as an ornamental, thought to have medicinal value; an extract, often a gel, made from the plant.
    • ✤ Synonym: sea houseleek
    • ✤ Some other trees like the cactus and aloe veras, have other means of protection or feel no need for it and they grow much faster and easier that way.1
    • ✤ Another excellent cleanser and toner is aloe gel or fresh aloe vera cactus pulp. Cut off 1 inch of aloe vera rib, slit open and rub yellowish pulp directly on the skin.2
    • ✤ Further, scientists have learned that certain houseplants reduce pollutants, especially philodendrons (formaldehyde, benzene, and carbon monoxide), spider plants (carbon monoxide), aloe veras (formaldehyde), and gerbera daisies and chrysanthemums (benzene).3
    • ✤ Every morning and evening I drink half a tumbler of pure aloe vera jelly, which also strengthens my immune system. I believe that these generous portions of aloe vera above all have led to an improvement in my blood-test results after seven months of chemotherapy—in fact they are better than they were before.4
    • ✤ An orange cat rubbed against it and then threaded through the aloe veras, meowing lazily as Jessica opened the screen door.5
    • ✤ In ayurveda, aloe vera is sometimes called kumari or “princess with the gel” or ghrit kumari (“ghee of the princess”). […] Alternatively, try this recipe created by the staff at Six Senses Spas. It is made with cooling lavender and aloe vera as well as nourishing milk.6

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin aloē vēra (“true aloe”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /əˌləʊ.i ˈvɛ.ɹə/, /əˌləʊ.i ˈvɪə.ɹə/, /ˌæ.ləʊ ˈvɛ.ɹə/, /ˌæ.ləʊ ˈvɪə.ɹə/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈæ.loʊ ˈvɛ.ɹə/, /ˌæ.loʊ ˈvɪ.ɹə/
  • Audio (US): 🔊

Printed 2026-06-28.

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Footnotes

  1. 2001, White Eagle, chapter 2, in The Medicine Way ‎, page 71: ↩

  2. 2003, Patricia Bragg, Paul C Bragg, Apple Cider Vinegar Miracle Health System, page 22: ↩

  3. 2005, Richard H. Pitcairn, Susan Hubble Pitcairn, Dr. Pitcairn’s Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats, page 139: ↩

  4. 2006, Wolfgang Heinemann, Surviving Brain Cancer: A Personal Memoir ‎, page 147: ↩

  5. 2009, Gwendolyn Zepeda, Houston, We Have a Problema, unnumbered page: ↩

  6. 2013, Judy Chapman, Ultimate Spa: Asia’s Best Spas and Spa Treatments ‎, page 196: ↩

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