ALOE VERA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Aloe vera mean? 

• ALOE VERA (noun)
  The noun ALOE VERA has 1 sense:

1. very short-stemmed plant with thick leaves with soothing mucilaginous juice; leaves develop spiny margins with maturity; native to Mediterranean region; grown widely in tropics and as houseplants

  Familiarity information: ALOE VERA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALOE VERA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Very short-stemmed plant with thick leaves with soothing mucilaginous juice; leaves develop spiny margins with maturity; native to Mediterranean region; grown widely in tropics and as houseplants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Aloe vera; burn plant

Hypernyms ("Aloe vera" is a kind of...):

aloe (succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa)

 Context examples 

A preparation of leaf pulp from the parenchymal tissue of the plant Aloe vera (Liliaceae).

(Aloe Vera Gel, NCI Thesaurus)

A topical preparation containing collagen, aloe vera, vitamin E, and lidocaine hydrochloride with wound-healing activity.

(Collagen/Aloe Vera/Vitamin E/Lidocaine Topical Hydrogel, NCI Thesaurus)

A substance found in certain plants, including aloe vera.

(Aloe-emodin, NCI Dictionary)

The ingredients of Regenecare are collagen, aloe vera, vitamin E, and lidocaine.

(Collagen/Aloe Vera/Vitamin E/Lidocaine Topical Hydrogel, NCI Dictionary)

Therapy based on plant-derived preparations which include the following: Individual herbs - Ginkgo biloba, Hypericum, Garlic, Ginseng, Echinacea, Saw palmetto, Urtica diocia (nettle), Kava kava, Hawthorne, Witch Hazel, Bilberry, Ginger, Aloe vera, Capsicum, Feverfew, Green tea, Tee Tree oil, Licorice root, Yohimbe, Valerian, Bee Pollen, Cat's Claw, Evening Primrose, Dong Quai, Fenugreek, Marshmallow, Psyllium, Turmeric.

(Botanical Therapy, NCI Thesaurus)

Aloe vera gel contains carbohydrate polymers, such as glucomannans or pectic acid, and various vitamins and essential amino acids, as well as other organic and inorganic compounds.

(Aloe Vera Gel, NCI Thesaurus)

The four ingredients of collagen/aloe vera/vitamin E/lidocaine topical hydrogel may promote wound repair and new tissue growth in which: collagen, a structural protein in connective tissue, provides a connective tissue matrix for the attachment of various cells involved in wound repair; aloe vera carbohydrate polymers provide a moist wound environment; vitamin E promotes blood vessel formation; and lidocaine acts as a local anesthetic.

(Collagen/Aloe Vera/Vitamin E/Lidocaine Topical Hydrogel, NCI Thesaurus)