( n. )
A glucoside occurring in jalap (the root of a convolvulaceous plant), and extracted as a colorless, tasteless, gummy mass of powerful purgative properties.
( n. )
A glucoside occurring in jalap (the root of a convolvulaceous plant), and extracted as a colorless, tasteless, gummy mass of powerful purgative properties.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012