Jalap Definition

jăləp, jäləp
noun
The dried root of a Mexican vine (Ipomoea purga) of the morning-glory family, formerly used as a purgative.
Webster's New World
A resin obtained from this root.
Webster's New World
The plant bearing this root.
Webster's New World
Any of several other plants with similar roots.
Webster's New World

Origin of Jalap

  • French from American Spanish jalapa short for (purga de) Jalapa (purgative of) Jalapa after Jalapa

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the city of Xalapa in Mexico.

    From Wiktionary

Jalap Sentence Examples

  • It has a much more shrivelled appearance and paler colour than ordinary jalap, and lacks the small transverse scars present in the true drug.

  • Jalap has been cultivated for many years in India, chiefly at Ootacamund, and grows there as easily as a yam, often producing clusters of tubers weighing over 9 lb; but these, as they differ in appearance from the commercial article, have not as yet obtained a place in the English market.

  • One preparation of this drug is in common use, the Pulvis Jalapae Compositus, which consists of 5 parts of jalap, 9 of cream of tartar, and i of ginger.

  • Jalap Plant (Exogonium) - A graceful perennial trailing plant, none more beautiful among climbing plants than E. purga, and of its hardiness there can be little doubt.

  • A few medicated soaps are prepared for internal use, among which are croton soap and jalap soap, both gentler cathartics than the uncompounded medicinal principles.

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