jalap

[ jal-uh p, jah-luh p ]

/ ˈdʒæl əp, ˈdʒɑ ləp /

noun

the dried tuberous root of any of several plants, especially Exogonium purga, of the morning glory family, or the light yellowish powder derived from it, used in medicine chiefly as a purgative.

any of these plants.

Origin of jalap

1665–75; < Middle French < Spanish ( purga de) Jalapa purgative from Jalapa

OTHER WORDS FROM jalap

ja·lap·ic

[ja-lap-ik, jah-] /dʒæˈlæp ɪk, dʒɑ-/, adjective

Words nearby jalap

jakob-creutzfeldt syndrome, jakobson, jalal ud-din rumi, jalalabad, jalandhar, jalap, jalapa, jalapeño, jalapin, jalee, jalisco

Example sentences from the Web for jalap

A mixture of jalap and cream of tartar, equal parts, coloured with a little red bole.

Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley
If jalap has been used, it will form a thick film on the top, and the heavy ingredients will sink to the bottom.

The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, |Mary Eaton
Cathartics are strong purgative medicines, such as jalap, &c.

Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million |Sarah Josepha Hale
The talk now was about drugs and latitats, jalap and the law of escheats.

Old and New London |Walter Thornbury

I took ten grains of calomel and a scruple of jalap, and drank during the day large draughts of tea, weak and warm.

Wanderings in South America |Charles Waterton

British Dictionary definitions for jalap

jalap

jalop

/ (ˈdʒæləp) /

noun

a Mexican convolvulaceous plant, Exogonium (or Ipomoea) purga

any of several similar or related plants

the dried and powdered root of any of these plants, used as a purgative

the resin obtained from any of these plants

Derived forms of jalap

jalapic (dʒəˈlæpɪk), adjective

Word Origin for jalap

C17: from French, from Mexican Spanish jalapa, short for purga de Jalapa purgative of Jalapa

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