genus Aloe

genus Aloe
noun
large genus of chiefly African liliaceous plants; in some systems placed in family Aloeaceae
Hypernyms: ↑liliid monocot genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Liliaceae, ↑family Liliaceae, ↑lily family
Member Meronyms: ↑aloe

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