[mass noun]a gelatinous substance obtained from a kind of aloe, used especially in cosmetics as an emollient
(尤指作为润肤剂用于化妆品的)芦荟油。
the plant that yields this substance, grown chiefly in the Caribbean area and the southern US
翠叶芦荟,羊角掌。
" early 20th cent.: modern Latin, literally ‘true aloe', probably in contrast to the American agave, which closely resembles aloe vera: both plants were formerly classified together in the lily family. "