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单词 salep
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salep


sal·ep

S0038300 (săl′əp)n. A starchy meal ground from the dried roots of various orchids chiefly of the genus Orchis, used for food and formerly as medicine.
[Turkish salep, sahlep, salep, orchid from which salep is made, from Ottoman Turkish sa'lep, sālep, from Arabic (ḫuṣā al)-ṯa'lab, (testicles of the) fox (from the appearance of the tubers); see ṯʕlb in Semitic roots.]

salep

(ˈsælɛp) n (Botany) the dried ground starchy tubers of various orchids, used for food and formerly as drugs[C18: via French and Turkish from Arabic sahlab, shortened from khusy ath-tha'lab, literally: fox's testicles, name of an orchid]

sal•ep

(ˈsæl ɛp)

n. a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids. [1730–40; < Turkish salep]

Salep


Salep

 

the dried premature root tubers of plants of the family Orchidaceae (many species of Orchis, Platanthera, and other genera). The tubers contain mucilage (up to 50 percent), starch (24–30 percent), and protein (15 percent). Gathered soon after the plant has completed flowering, they are immersed for a few minutes in boiling water and then dried. Salep is used in medicine, mainly as a coating.

SALEP


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