medicinal aloe
nounUK /məˈdɪsɪnəl ˈæləʊ/
US /məˈdɪsɪnəl ˈæloʊ/
A plant with thick, pointy leaves that holds a soothing gel used to help heal skin.
Mom put medicinal aloe on my sunburn to make it feel better.
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2. The clear gel taken from the leaves of this plant, used in creams and drinks.
She squeezed medicinal aloe from the leaf onto her cut.
3. A tropical plant grown indoors as a houseplant for its healing uses.
Our medicinal aloe sits on the kitchen windowsill.
4. A natural treatment used in folk medicine for minor burns and scrapes.
Grandma always kept medicinal aloe for small kitchen burns.