jalap

/'dʒælәp/

n. 泻药

[化] 球根牵牛

n. The tubers of the Mexican plant Ipomoea purga (or Exogonium

purga), a climber much like the morning-glory. The abstract, extract,

and powder, prepared from the tubers, are well known purgative

medicines. Other species of Ipomoea yield several inferior kinds of

jalap, as the I. Orizabensis, and I. tuberosa.

Other species of Ipomoea yield several inferior kinds of jalap, as the I

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