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jalap

/jal-uhp, jah-luhp/US // ˈdʒæl əp, ˈdʒɑ ləp //UK // (ˈdʒæləp) //

雅拉普

Related Words

beet甜菜,甜菜花,甜菜类,贝特 potato马铃薯,马土豆,马薯,马马虎虎 bulb灯泡,灯管 root根,根基,根源,根部 taro芋头,芋艿,香芋,洋芋 yam山药,芋头,薯片,山芋 turnip萝卜,萝卜丝,箐箐,芜菁 salep拯救,拯救世界,拯救者,拯救行动

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : the dried tuberous root of any of several plants, especially Exogonium purga, of the morning glory family, or the light yellowish powder derived from it, used in medicine chiefly as a purgative.
- : any of these plants.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as intuber

Synonyms

beet甜菜,甜菜花,甜菜类,贝特 bulb灯泡,灯管 potato马铃薯,马土豆,马薯,马马虎虎 root根,根基,根源,根部 taro芋头,芋艿,香芋,洋芋 turnip萝卜,萝卜丝,箐箐,芜菁 yam山药,芋头,薯片,山芋 salep拯救,拯救世界,拯救者,拯救行动

Examples

Brougham needs a dose of jalap instead of pap, for he cannot even spell the 'greatest happiness principle' properly.
I told him about the situation in Fisher Hill and how finances was low on account of the local mixture of politics and jalap.
I drink his health in a dose of the cheerful beverage known as jalap, and thresh the sheets with my hot hands.
This is probably the case with such as Castor-oil, Scammony, and Jalap, which are simply cathartic in their action.
The resins of Jalap, Scammony, and other such substances, are affirmed to pass out along with them.

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