JALAP


Meaning of JALAP in English

n. a purgative drug obtained esp. from the tuberous roots of a Mexican climbing plant, Exogonium purga.

[ F f. Sp. jalapa f. Jalapa, Xalapa, city in Mexico, f. Aztec Xalapan sand by the water ]

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