单词 | aloe vera |
释义 | aloe vera,, n. phr.|əˌləʊɪ ˈvɪərə| [f. the mod.L. taxonomic name Aloe vera (Linnaeus Species Plantarum (1753) I. 320), lit. ‘true aloe’.] An aloe, Aloe vera, native to the Mediterranean and cultivated in the Caribbean, which is a major source of the drug aloes and also yields a gelatinous substance used (esp. in cosmetics) for its emollient and skin-repairing properties; also, the extracted gel itself.
1980Jrnl. Amer. Animal Hosp. Assoc. XVI. 768 (title) The therapeutic efficacy of *aloe vera cream..in thermal injuries. 1985Woman's Own 22 June 18/3 Revlon's new Dry Skin Relief with aloe vera, {pstlg}2.69, is quickly absorbed. 1989A. Tan Joy Luck Club 192 A cutting of aloe vera that Lena gave me did not belong anywhere because we had no other succulents. 1992Gourmet Feb. 49/3 And Sol y Luna is the place to drink a Pisco sour, a Machu Picchu (Tequila with cranberry and aloe vera juices). |

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