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Mirabilis Jalapa
(gcide) | Jalap \Jal"ap\, n. [F., fr. Sp. jalapa; -- so called from
Jalapa, a town in Mexico, whence it was first obtained.]
(Med.)
The tubers of the Mexican plant Ipom[oe]a purga (or
Exogonium purga) of the family Convolvulaceae, a climber
much like the morning-glory. The abstract, extract, and
powder, prepared from the tubers, are well known purgative
(cathartic) medicines, and are also called jalap. Other
species of Ipom[oe]a yield several inferior kinds of jalap,
as the Ipom[oe]a Orizabensis, and Ipom[oe]a tuberosa.
[1913 Webster]
False jalap, the root of Mirabilis Jalapa, four-o'clock,
or marvel of Peru.
[1913 Webster] |
Mirabilis jalapa
(gcide) | marvel of Peru \marvel of Peru\, marvel-of-Peru \marvel-of-Peru\
n. (Bot.)
A common garden plant (Mirabilis jalapa or {Mirabilis
uniflora}) of North America having fragrant red or purple or
yellow or white flowers that open in late afternoon; called
also four-o'clock. See four-o'clock.
Syn: common four-o'clock, marvel of Peru, Mirabilis jalapa,
Mirabilis uniflora.
[WordNet 1.5] |
mirabilis jalapa
(wn) | Mirabilis jalapa
n 1: common garden plant of North America having fragrant red or
purple or yellow or white flowers that open in late
afternoon [syn: common four-o'clock, marvel-of-Peru,
Mirabilis jalapa, Mirabilis uniflora] |
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Mirabilis Jalapa
(gcide) | Jalap \Jal"ap\, n. [F., fr. Sp. jalapa; -- so called from
Jalapa, a town in Mexico, whence it was first obtained.]
(Med.)
The tubers of the Mexican plant Ipom[oe]a purga (or
Exogonium purga) of the family Convolvulaceae, a climber
much like the morning-glory. The abstract, extract, and
powder, prepared from the tubers, are well known purgative
(cathartic) medicines, and are also called jalap. Other
species of Ipom[oe]a yield several inferior kinds of jalap,
as the Ipom[oe]a Orizabensis, and Ipom[oe]a tuberosa.
[1913 Webster]
False jalap, the root of Mirabilis Jalapa, four-o'clock,
or marvel of Peru.
[1913 Webster]marvel of Peru \marvel of Peru\, marvel-of-Peru \marvel-of-Peru\
n. (Bot.)
A common garden plant (Mirabilis jalapa or {Mirabilis
uniflora}) of North America having fragrant red or purple or
yellow or white flowers that open in late afternoon; called
also four-o'clock. See four-o'clock.
Syn: common four-o'clock, marvel of Peru, Mirabilis jalapa,
Mirabilis uniflora.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Mirabilis jalapa
(gcide) | Jalap \Jal"ap\, n. [F., fr. Sp. jalapa; -- so called from
Jalapa, a town in Mexico, whence it was first obtained.]
(Med.)
The tubers of the Mexican plant Ipom[oe]a purga (or
Exogonium purga) of the family Convolvulaceae, a climber
much like the morning-glory. The abstract, extract, and
powder, prepared from the tubers, are well known purgative
(cathartic) medicines, and are also called jalap. Other
species of Ipom[oe]a yield several inferior kinds of jalap,
as the Ipom[oe]a Orizabensis, and Ipom[oe]a tuberosa.
[1913 Webster]
False jalap, the root of Mirabilis Jalapa, four-o'clock,
or marvel of Peru.
[1913 Webster]marvel of Peru \marvel of Peru\, marvel-of-Peru \marvel-of-Peru\
n. (Bot.)
A common garden plant (Mirabilis jalapa or {Mirabilis
uniflora}) of North America having fragrant red or purple or
yellow or white flowers that open in late afternoon; called
also four-o'clock. See four-o'clock.
Syn: common four-o'clock, marvel of Peru, Mirabilis jalapa,
Mirabilis uniflora.
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