SALEP


Meaning of SALEP in English

/sal"ep/ , n.

a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.

[ 1730-40; salep sahlab, perh. shortened var. of Ar khusa al-tha'lab fox's testicles; cf. SALOOP ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .