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tur·peth
\ˈtərpə̇th\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: alteration (influenced by New Latin turpethum turpeth, from Arabic turbid) of earlier turbith, from Middle English turbit, from Middle French turbit, from Arabic turbid
1. : the root of a tropical Asiatic and Australian vine (Operculina turpethum) formerly used in medicine as a purgative; also : the plant itself — called also Indian jalap, vegetable turpeth
2. also turpeth mineral : calomel |