Defn: The wood of the agalloch. [Obs.] Wyclif.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of succulent plants, some classed as trees, others as shrubs, but the greater number having the habit and appearance of evergreen herbaceous plants; from some of which are prepared articles for medicine and the arts. They are natives of warm countries.
3. pl. (Med.)
Defn: The inspissated juice of several species of aloe, used as a purgative. [Plural in form but syntactically singular.] American aloe, Century aloe, the agave. See Agave.
ALOES WOOD
Al"oes wood`.
Defn: See Agalloch.
ALOETIC
Al`o*et"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. aloétique.]
Defn: Consisting chiefly of aloes; of the nature of aloes.
ALOETIC
Al`o*et"ic, n.