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1 Jalap -- rank: 1000

Jalap definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary JAL'AP, n. The root ... a cathartic. Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: French & Spanish; French jalap, from Spanish jalapa, from Jalapa, Mexico Date: 1644 1. a ... or derived drug of plants related to the one supplying jalap 2. a plant yielding jalap Oxford Reference Dictionary n. a purgative drug obtained esp. from ... Aztec Xalapan sand by the water Webster's 1913 Dictionary Jalap Jal"ap, n. [F., fr. Sp. jalapa; -- so called from ... species of Ipom[oe]a yield several inferior kinds of jalap, as the I. Orizabensis, and I. tuberosa. False jalap, ...

2 False jalap -- rank: 958

False jalap definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Jalap Jal"ap, n. [F., fr. Sp. jalapa; -- so called from ... species of Ipom[oe]a yield several inferior kinds of jalap, as the I. Orizabensis, and I. tuberosa. False jalap, the root of Mirabilis Jalapa, four-o'clock, or marvel ...

3 Ipomoea purga -- rank: 504

... an acid obtained by the oxidation of convolvulin (obtained from jalap, the tubers of Ipom[oe]a purga), and identical in ... of its properties with sebacic acid. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Jalap Jal"ap, n. [F., fr. Sp. jalapa; -- so called from ... species of Ipom[oe]a yield several inferior kinds of jalap, as the I. Orizabensis, and I. tuberosa. False jalap, the root of Mirabilis Jalapa, four-o'clock, or marvel ...

4 Exogonium purga -- rank: 435

Exogonium purga definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Jalap Jal"ap, n. [F., fr. Sp. jalapa; -- so called from ... species of Ipom[oe]a yield several inferior kinds of jalap, as the I. Orizabensis, and I. tuberosa. False jalap, the root of Mirabilis Jalapa, four-o'clock, or marvel ...

5 Mirabilis jalapa -- rank: 435

... of-Peru, Mirabilis jalapa, Mirabilis uniflora] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Jalap Jal"ap, n. [F., fr. Sp. jalapa; -- so called from ... species of Ipom[oe]a yield several inferior kinds of jalap, as the I. Orizabensis, and I. tuberosa. False jalap, the root of Mirabilis Jalapa, four-o'clock, or marvel ...

6 I tuberosa -- rank: 435

I tuberosa definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Jalap Jal"ap, n. [F., fr. Sp. jalapa; -- so called from ... species of Ipom[oe]a yield several inferior kinds of jalap, as the I. Orizabensis, and I. tuberosa. False jalap, the root of Mirabilis Jalapa, four-o'clock, or marvel ...

7 I Orizabensis -- rank: 435

I Orizabensis definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Jalap Jal"ap, n. [F., fr. Sp. jalapa; -- so called from ... species of Ipom[oe]a yield several inferior kinds of jalap, as the I. Orizabensis, and I. tuberosa. False jalap, the root of Mirabilis Jalapa, four-o'clock, or marvel ...

8 Mechoacan -- rank: 343

Mechoacan definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary MECHO'ACAN, n. White jalap, the root of an American species of Convolvulus, from Mechoacan ... Dictionary Mechoacan Me*cho"a*can, n. A species of jalap, of very feeble properties, said to be obtained from the ...

9 Jalapin -- rank: 217

... n. (Chem.) A glucoside found in the stems of the jalap plant and scammony. It is a strong purgative.

10 Jalapic -- rank: 217

... Dictionary Jalapic Ja*lap"ic, a. Of or pertaining to jalap.

11 Ipomoeic -- rank: 217

... an acid obtained by the oxidation of convolvulin (obtained from jalap, the tubers of Ipom[oe]a purga), and identical in ...

12 Convolvulin -- rank: 217

... Con*vol"vu*lin, n. (Chem.) A glucoside occurring in jalap (the root of a convolvulaceous plant), and extracted as a ...

13 C Mechoacan -- rank: 217

... Dictionary Mechoacan Me*cho"a*can, n. A species of jalap, of very feeble properties, said to be obtained from the ...

14 Convolvulus -- rank: 217

... Dictionary Mechoacan Me*cho"a*can, n. A species of jalap, of very feeble properties, said to be obtained from the ...

15 Bryony -- rank: 217

... Webster's 1828 Dictionary BRY'ONY, n. [L. bryonia.] White jalap; a genus of plants of several species. The root of ...