- Ipomoea turpethum (L.) R. Br.
- Symbol OPTUT2Synonym Symbol IPTU6Botanical Family Convolvulaceae
Scientific plant list. 2013.
Ipomoea turpethum (L.) R. Br.
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Ipomoea Turpethum — Turpeth Tur peth, n. [NL. turpethum, fr. Per. tirbid a cathartic, turbad a purgative root. Cf. {Turbith}.] [Written also {turbeth}, and {turbith}.] 1. (Bot.) The root of {Ipom[oe]a Turpethum}, a plant of Ceylon, Malabar, and Australia, formerly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ipomoea turpethum (L.) R. Br. — Symbol OPTUT2 Synonym Symbol IPTU6 Botanical Family Convolvulaceae … Scientific plant list
Ipomoea — is also an album by the ethereal wave band Love Spirals Downwards, and a short story by John Rackham, published by Ace Books in 1969. Ipomoea Ipomoea carnea, called canudo de pita in Brazil … Wikipedia
Operculina turpethum — in Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary, India. Scientific classification … Wikipedia
TUBIFLORALES — Les Tubiflorales, ou Tubiflores, constituent un ordre de plantes dicotylédones, gamopétales, possédant une corolle généralement tubuliforme, d’où elles tirent leur nom. Leurs fleurs isostémones et superovariées les rapprochent de l’ordre des… … Encyclopédie Universelle
turbith — [ tyrbit ] n. m. • turbit XIIIe; ar. turbid ♦ Pharm. Purgatif extrait du jalap. Bot. Plante fournissant cette racine purgative. ⇒ ipomée. ● turbith nom masculin (arabe turbidh) Turbith blanc, arbrisseau (globulariacée) méditerranéen dont la… … Encyclopédie Universelle
turbit — (Del ár. turbid.) ► sustantivo masculino 1 BOTÁNICA Planta de origen asiático, herbácea y trepadora, cuyas raíces se han usado como purgante. (Ipomaea turpethum.) 2 BOTÁNICA Raíz de esta planta. FRASEOLOGÍA turbit mineral MINERALOGÍA Mineral… … Enciclopedia Universal
Turpith — (Turpeth), 1) Mineralischer T., so v.w. Basisch schwefelsaures Quecksilberoxyd; 2) Vegetabilischer T., die durch arabische Ärzte früher eingeführte, jetzt außer Gebrauch gekommene Wurzel von Ipomoea turpethum, bisweilen durch die von Thapsia… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
turpeth — n. (in full turpeth root) the root of an E. Indian plant, Ipomoea turpethum, used as a cathartic. Etymology: ME f. med.L turbit(h)um f. Arab. & Pers. turbid … Useful english dictionary
