BITTER ALOES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bitter aloes mean? 

• BITTER ALOES (noun)
  The noun BITTER ALOES has 1 sense:

1. a purgative made from the leaves of aloe

  Familiarity information: BITTER ALOES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BITTER ALOES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A purgative made from the leaves of aloe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

aloes; bitter aloes

Hypernyms ("bitter aloes" is a kind of...):

aperient; cathartic; physic; purgative (a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels)