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/keuhn vol'vyeuh lay"sheuhs/, adj.belonging to the Convolvulaceae, the morning glory family. Cf. morning glory family.[1840-50; < NL Convolvulace(ae) (see CONVOLVOLUS, -ACEAE) + -OUS]
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convolvulaceous
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Convolvulaceous — Con*vol vu*la ceous, a. [From {Convolvus}.] (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the bindweed and the morning glory are common examples. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
convolvulaceous — con·vol·vu·la·ceous … English syllables
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Convolvulin — Con*vol vu*lin, n. (Chem.) A glucoside occurring in jalap (the root of a convolvulaceous plant), and extracted as a colorless, tasteless, gummy mass of powerful purgative properties. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Jalap — is a cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga , a convolvulaceous plant growing on the eastern declivities of the Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico at an elevation of 5000 to 8000 ft. above sea level, more especially about… … Wikipedia
jalap — noun A cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico … Wiktionary
