n.
Pronunciation: ' sa-l ə p, s ə - ' lep
Function: noun
Etymology: French or Spanish, both from Arabic dialect sa ḥ lab, perhaps alteration of Arabic ( khu ș y al- ) tha'lab, literally, testicles of the fox
Date: 1736
: the starchy or mucilaginous dried tubers of various Old World orchids (esp. genus Orchis ) used for food or in medicine