turbith

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of purgative drug made from the root of a type of morning glory plant (Operculina turpethum); or the plant itself.

Word forms

turbith turpeth

Etymology

From Old French turbit or its source, Medieval Latin turbithum, from Arabic تُرْبِد (turbid).

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