单词 | garden jalap |
释义 | > as lemmasgarden jalap garden jalap n. now rare the four o'clock plant, Mirabilis jalapa, the root of which is used medicinally as a purgative; cf. jalap n. 2. Also called marvel of Peru, pretty-by-night. ΚΠ 1883 W. R. Guilfoyle Catal. Plants Melbourne Bot. Gardens 104 Mirabilis jalapa..Common Marvel of Peru or Garden Jalap Plant. 1977 D. Hawkes tr. C. Xeuqin Story of Stone II. xliv. 376 This isn't ceruse, it's a powder made by crushing the seeds of garden-jalap and mixing them with perfume. 2014 T. K. Lim Edible Medicinal & Non-medicinal plants VIII. 497/1 Mirabilis jalapa..False Jalap,..Four O'Clock Plant, Garden Jalap. < as lemmas |
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