JALAP
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jalap — jalap … Dictionnaire des rimes
jalap — [ ʒalap ] n. m. • 1654; esp. Jalapa, nom d une ville mexicaine ♦ Plante d Amérique (convolvulacées) dont le tubercule renferme une gomme résineuse utilisée comme purgatif; cette résine. ● jalap nom masculin (espagnol jalapa, de Jalapa, nom… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Jalap — is a cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga , a convolvulaceous plant growing on the eastern declivities of the Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico at an elevation of 5000 to 8000 ft. above sea level, more especially about… … Wikipedia
Jalap — Jal ap, n. [F., fr. Sp. jalapa; so called from Jalapa, a town in Mexico, whence it was first obtained.] (Med.) The tubers of the Mexican plant {Ipom[oe]a purga} (or {Exogonium purga}) of the family {Convolvulaceae}, a climber much like the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jalap — [jal′əp] n. [Fr < Sp jalapa, after JALAPA, whence it is imported] 1. the dried root of a Mexican vine (Ipomoea purga) of the morning glory family, formerly used as a purgative 2. a resin obtained from this root 3. the plant bearing this root 4 … English World dictionary
jalap — noun Etymology: French & Spanish; French jalap, from Spanish jalapa, from Jalapa, Mexico Date: 1644 1. a. the dried tuberous root of a Mexican plant (Ipomoea purga syn. Exogonium purga) of the morning glory family; also a powdered purgative drug… … New Collegiate Dictionary
JALAP — n. m. Sorte de convolvulus dont la fleur ressemble à celle du liseron et dont la racine, qu’on appelle également Jalap, est un purgatif violent. Racine de jalap. Sirop de jalap … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
jalap — The dried tuberous root of Exogonium purga, E. jalapa, or Ipomoea purga (family Convolvulaceae); used as a cathartic. [Jalapa or Xalapa, a Mexican city from where the drug was exported] * * * jal·ap jal əp, jäl n 1 a) the dried tuberous root of a … Medical dictionary
jalap — (ja lap ) s. m. 1° Plante qui appartient à la famille des convolvulacées, exogonium purga (Bentham), convolvulus officinalis (Pelletan), ipomaea purga (Choisy). 2° La racine de cette plante. Le jalap est un bon purgatif. • Le jalap est un… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
jalap — vaistinis sukutis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Vijoklinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Ipomoea purga), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Ipomoea purga angl. jalap vok. Jalape isp. jalapa; mechoacán port. jalapa šaltinis… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
