aloes
/ˈæl.oʊz/noun
Definition
An aromatic wood or resin used in perfumery and burial preparations, not the modern aloe vera plant.
Modern Equivalent
aromatic wood / fragrant resin
Usage Notes
Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes (about 75 pounds) to prepare Jesus's body for burial. Valued for its fragrance.
Example Verse
“And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.”John 19:39