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- Ancient Greek · derived fromἀλοηδάριον
- New Latin · borrowed fromaloēdarium
- English todayaloedary
From New Latin aloēdarium, from Ancient Greek ἀλοηδάριον (aloēdárion), from ἀλόη (alóē, “aloes”).
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Today it means: A compound purgative medicine of which aloes is a chief ingredient. Full definition →
From New Latin aloēdarium, from Ancient Greek ἀλοηδάριον (aloēdárion), from ἀλόη (alóē, “aloes”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.