English Explanatory Dictionary

convolvulin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A glucoside occurring in jalap (the root of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant), used as a purgative.

Word forms

convolvulin

Etymology

translingual Convolvulus + -in.

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