turbith

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

  • From Old French turbit or its source, Medieval Latin turbithum, from Arabic تُرْبِد.

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