different between tuberous vs jalap

tuberous

English

Etymology

tuber +? -ous

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?t(j)u?b???s/

Adjective

tuberous (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, resembling, or producing tubers
  2. Relating to tuberosities

Translations

Anagrams

  • bus route, busroute, subroute

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jalap

English

Etymology 1

From the city of Xalapa in Mexico.

Alternative forms

  • jallap (obsolete)
  • jalop

Noun

jalap (uncountable)

  1. A cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico.

Derived terms

  • Tampico jalap (from Ipomoea simulans)
  • Vera Cruz jalap (Ipomoea purga)
  • false jalap (Mirabilis jalapa}

Translations

Etymology 2

Shortening of jalapeño.

Noun

jalap (plural jalaps)

  1. (informal) A jalapeño.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:jalap.

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