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From one angle, a large tree aloe and stands of Sticks on Fire are the backdrop for a porpoise seemingly about to leap into the air from a sea of sedums.—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026 Each cloth is saturated in the brand’s Best of Beauty Award-winning The Rose Soak, which is made with hydrating glycerin and aloe, plus moisturizing rosehip fruit oil for strong, healthy nails.—Sarah Felbin, Allure, 30 Apr. 2026 The Home Consultant turned a small Los Angeles backyard into a private and tranquil place to unwind thanks to natural wood fencing, minimal planting of aloe and olive trees, and a simple hammock.—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 29 Apr. 2026 Convenience aside, the formula blends tapioca starch and oat-kernel flour for double-duty scalp soothing and oil absorption, with aloe-leaf juice for hair hydration.—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 Apr. 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