succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa
"The traveler brought back a jar of gel from the wild aloe growing along the African savanna."
The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica.
"The ancient incense burner held a small chip of aged agarwood resin, capturing the earthy fragrance that seeped out from this rare form of true aloes."