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- 1.aloe vera
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- 1.aloe (Aloe)
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Unknown. This word was possibly borrowed from some language in Arabia, but its exact source remains enigmatic. Compare Classical Syriac ܥܰܠܘܰܝ (ʿalway), Arabic أَلْوَة (ʔalwa), Persian الوا (alvâ, elvâ), Ge'ez ዐልዋ (ʿälwa), ዓልው (ʿalw), ዓልዋ (ʿalwa), አለው (ʾäläw), አልው (ʾälw), all meaning “aloe”. First attested in 《藥性論》 by Zhen Quan (甄權) of the Tang dynasty as 盧會. A number of variant forms existed for this term, suggesting a borrowed nature. Li Xun (李珣) of the 10ᵗʰ century stated that: : This is in reference to a blackish-brown, inspissated form of aloe, obtained by boiling its sap down to a mass. This form of aloe was popular in much of Eurasia in antiquity, and was of medicinal value. The 13ᵗʰ-century book Zhu Fan Zhi describes the plant as: : The land of Nu-fa corresponds to Dhofar in Southern Arabia, a region historically renowned as a centre for Aloe cultivation. A common folk etymology interpretation of the word is 盧 (“black”) + 會 (“to assemble; to concentrate”).
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