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/ˈd͡ʒæləp/ · noun
A cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico..
He’s stinking with money and thinks you’re not a gentleman. His old fellow made his tin by selling jalap to Zulus or some bloody swindle or other.
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Jalap means A cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico..
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He’s stinking with money and thinks you’re not a gentleman. His old fellow made his tin by selling jalap to Zulus or some bloody swindle or other.
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