English → Latin
“aloes” in Latin
aloēThe aloe.; The bitter juice produced by the aloe used as a perfume, in medicine and in embalming.; Bitterness (in generasumto be, exist; there be; to go
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
aloes
aloe, es.
Agallocha excaecaria; agallochum (a tree of which the bark and wood are used as perfumes in the East).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for aloes?
- The usual Latin words for “aloes” are aloē, sum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.