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Shea butter, glycerin, aloe, and vitamin E serve up hydration, and synthetic beeswax means the suppleness sticks around.—
Rachel Nussbaum,
InStyle,
2 July 2026 Ingesting aloe leaf extract has been associated with acute hepatitis (liver inflammation).—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
21 June 2026 Agaves, yuccas, aloes, and pyracanthas are also uncomfortable for snakes.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026 Giant agaves, lomandra, aeoniums, aloes, blue grasses and sages covered the slope from the house to the pool.—
Nicole Sours Larson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026 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
Time Traveler
The first known use of aloe was
before the 12th century