jalap
51Ипомея — ? Ипомея …
52ipomea — The dried root of Ipomoea orizabensis (family Convolvulaceae). SEE ALSO: i. resin. SYN: orizaba jalap root. [G. ips (ip ), a worm, + homoios, like] * * * ipo·mea (i″po meґə) the dried root of Ipomoea orizabensis, used as a cathartic;… …
53resin — 1. An amorphous brittle substance consisting of the hardened secretion of a number of plants, probably derived from a volatile oil and similar to a stearoptene. 2. SYN: rosin. 3. A precipitate formed by the addition of water to certain tinctures …
54Chak Ali Shah — is a village approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of tehsil Pind Dadan Khan, Jhelum District, in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. It is bounded in the south by the River Jhelum and on the north by the Salt Range. The Khewra Salt Mine is …
55Major Muslim Rajput clans of Punjab — The Rajputs clans that had converted to Islam were found throughout the old province of Punjab. The Pothohar region was seen as a stronghold of the Muslim Rajputs mainly Janjua and Minhas. Essentially, the Muslim Rajputs were divided into three… …
56Muslim Rajput clans — Here is a brief description of the major Muslim Rajput clans by location. The information is obtained from the various district gazetteers written during the period of British rule over India. Major languages spoken by the Muslim Rajputs of… …
57Nicolas-Joseph Thiéry de Menonville — (Saint Mihiel, France, 18 June 1739 – Port au Prince, Santo Domingo, 1780), avocat at the Parlement of Paris,[1] was a French botanist who volunteered to be sent to Mexico in 1776 to steal the cochineal insect valued for its scarlet dye. In his… …
58convolvulacées — [ kɔ̃vɔlvylase ] n. f. pl. • 1798; de convolvulus ♦ Bot. Famille de plantes (dicotylédones gamopétales), arbrisseaux ou herbes généralement volubiles, aux fleurs à cinq pétales soudés. ⇒ convolvulus, jalap, liseron, patate. Au sing. Une… …
59drastique — [ drastik ] adj. • 1741; gr. drastikos « qui agit » 1 ♦ Méd. Qui exerce une action très énergique. Purgatif, remède drastique. N. m. Un drastique (aloès, coloquinte, etc.). ⇒ purgatif. 2 ♦ (1875; angl. drastic) Énergique, contraignant (d une… …
60belle-de-nuit — (bè le de nui, et, dans la prononciation ordinaire, bèl de nui) s. f. 1° Terme de botanique. Nom vulgaire de la nyctage faux jalap, dite aussi faux jalap. 2° Terme de zoologie. Nom vulgaire de la rousserolle, oiseau insectivore. Au plur.… …
