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JALAPA

\d͡ʒalˈɑːpə], \d‍ʒalˈɑːpə], \dʒ_a_l_ˈɑː_p_ə]\

Definitions of JALAPA

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Syn.: radix jalapae, or jalapi. Of the U. S. Ph., true jalap, the tuberous roots of Exogonium purga; of the Br. Ph., of Ipomoea purga. Used as an active hydragogue cathartic, especially combined with other drugs.
The genus Mirabilis.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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