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saloop |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Salep \Sal"ep\ (s[a^]l"[e^]p), n. [Ar. sahleb, perhaps a corruption of an Arabic word for fox, one Ar name of the orchis signifying literally, fox's testicles: cf F. salep.] [Written also {saleb}, {salop}, and {saloop}.] The dried tubers of various species of {Orchis}, and {Eulophia}. It is used to make a nutritious beverage by treating the powdered preparation with hot water. --U. S. Disp. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Saloop \Sa*loop"\ (s[.a]*l[=oo]p"), n. An aromatic drink prepared from sassafras bark and other ingredients, at one time much used in London. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). {Saloop bush} (Bot.), an Australian shrub ({Rhagodia hastata}) of the Goosefoot family, used for fodder.
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