jalap

  • 11jalap — vaistinis sukutis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Vijoklinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Ipomoea purga), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Ipomoea purga angl. jalap vok. Jalape isp. jalapa; mechoacán port. jalapa šaltinis… …

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  • 12jalap — jalapic /ja lap ik, jah /, adj. /jal euhp, jah leuhp/, n. 1. the dried tuberous root of any of several plants, esp. Exogonium purga, of the morning glory family, or the light yellowish powder derived from it, used in medicine chiefly as a… …

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  • 13jalap — noun A cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico …

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  • 14jalap — n. purgative substance derived from the dried root of a number of climbing plants …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 15jalap — [ dʒaləp, dʒɒləp] noun a purgative drug obtained chiefly from the tuberous roots of a Mexican climbing plant (Ipomoea purga). Origin C17: from Fr., from Sp. (purga de) Jalapa, from the name of the Mexican city Jalapa …

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  • 16jalap — jal·ap …

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  • 17jalap — jal•ap [[t]ˈdʒæl əp, ˈdʒɑ ləp[/t]] n. 1) pln the dried tuberous root of any of several plants, esp. Exogonium purga, of the morning glory family, or the powder derived from it, used in medicine chiefly as a purgative 2) pln any of these plants •… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 18jalap — /ˈdʒɒləp/ (say joluhp), /ˈdʒæl / (say jal ) noun 1. a purgative drug from the tuberous root of a plant, Ipomoea purga of Mexico, or of some other plants of the family Convolvulaceae. 2. any of these plants from which this drug is obtained. 3. →… …

  • 19jalap —   n. root of Mexican plant used as purgative …

    Dictionary of difficult words

  • 20jalap — n. a purgative drug obtained esp. from the tuberous roots of a Mexican climbing plant, Exogonium purga. Etymology: F f. Sp. jalapa f. Jalapa, Xalapa, city in Mexico, f. Aztec Xalapan sand by the water …

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