ALL meanings of jalap
jal·ap
J j - noun jalap A purgative drug obtained chiefly from the tuberous roots of a Mexican climbing plant. 1
- noun jalap 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. 1
- noun jalap any of these plants. 1
- noun jalap A cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico. 0
- noun jalap (Informal) A jalapeño. 0
- noun jalap a Mexican convolvulaceous plant, Exogonium (or Ipomoea) purga 0
- noun jalap any of several similar or related plants 0
- noun jalap the dried and powdered root of any of these plants, used as a purgative 0
- noun jalap the resin obtained from any of these plants 0
- noun jalap the dried root of a Mexican vine (Ipomoea purga) of the morning-glory family, formerly used as a purgative 0
- noun jalap a resin obtained from this root 0
- noun jalap the plant bearing this root 0
- noun jalap any of several other plants with similar roots 0