TURBITH

Etymology

Noun

turbith (uncountable)

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

turbith, agarick, mirabolanes, hermodactils from the East Indies, tobacco from the West […].

Source: Wiktionary


Tur"bith, n. Etym: [F., fr. Per. See Turpeth.]

Definition: See Turpeth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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