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Definitions for Jalap

[1] 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.
[2] any of these plants.
[3] a Mexican convolvulaceous plant, Exogonium (or Ipomoea ) purga
[4] any of several similar or related plants
[5] the dried and powdered root of any of these plants, used as a purgative
[6] the resin obtained from any of these plants

Words related to Jalap

beet, potato, bulb, root, taro, yam, turnip, salep

Words nearby Jalap

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

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

Word origin for Jalap

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

Synonyms for Jalap

beet, bulb, potato, root, taro, turnip, yam, salep