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This heavy-blooming aloe flowers in its first season and reblooms summer through winter to the delight of hummingbirds.—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 31 July 2025 From sunscreen and fragrance to aloe and shimmering body lotion, these products will transform your resort experience in the sun.—Sarah Boyd, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025 The chamois is designed to mold to the shape of the rider, plus it’s infused with aloe, adding odor resistance and cooling relief.—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2025 Apply moisturizers containing vitamin E, zinc oxide, or aloe to keep the skin hydrated, which can reduce friction and minimize skin irritation in some instances, Green says.—Erica Sweeney, Time, 16 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for aloe
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Late Latin, from Latin, dried juice of aloe leaves, from Greek aloē
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of aloe was
before the 12th century
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