Jalapa
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Jalapa is a noun meaning The convolvulaceous plant Ipomoea purga, whose roots are used to make the drug jalap.
Meaning
The convolvulaceous plant Ipomoea purga, whose roots are used to make the drug jalap.
Example Sentences
It contains a great deal of pungent salt, with a mixture of acidity, instead of earth and brimstone; it is a good cathartic, especially for the Negroes. Though at the present day, the jalapa is propagated in every part of America, yet it originally came from the city of Xalapa, from which it derived its name.
Word Forms
- jalapas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include convolvulus, ipomoea, dalmatica, amarus, inula, rosalia.
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