資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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}), a climber much like the morning-glory.
The abstract, extract, and powder, prepared from the tubers,
are well known purgative medicines. Other species of
Ipom[oe]a yield several inferior kinds of jalap, as the {I.
Orizabensis}, and {I. tuberosa}.
{False jalap}, the root of {Mirabilis Jalapa}, four-o'clock,
or marvel of Peru.
資料來源 : WordNet®
Mirabilis jalapa
n : 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 uniflora}]