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jalap

noun as in tuber

Weak match

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Example Sentences

Brougham needs a dose of jalap instead of pap, for he cannot even spell the 'greatest happiness principle' properly.

I told him about the situation in Fisher Hill and how finances was low on account of the local mixture of politics and jalap.

I drink his health in a dose of the cheerful beverage known as jalap, and thresh the sheets with my hot hands.

This is probably the case with such as Castor-oil, Scammony, and Jalap, which are simply cathartic in their action.

The resins of Jalap, Scammony, and other such substances, are affirmed to pass out along with them.

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On this page you'll find 9 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to jalap, such as: beet, bulb, potato, root, taro, and turnip.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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