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 ]
n.;
The luster of the long convolvuluses
That coiled around the stately stems. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
The luster of the long convolvuluses
That coiled around the stately stems. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]