Found 2 items, similar to Ipomoea Orizabensis.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Ipomoea orizabensis Ipomoea orizabensis n : tropical American morning glory [syn: scammony]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ipomoea Orizabensis Jalap \Jal"ap\, n. [F., fr. Sp. jalapa; -- so called from Jalapa, a town in Mexico, whence it was first obtained.] (Med.) The tubers of the Mexican plant Ipom[oe]a purga (or Exogonium purga) of the family Convolvulaceae, a climber much like the morning-glory. The abstract, extract, and powder, prepared from the tubers, are well known purgative (cathartic) medicines, and are also called jalap. Other species of Ipom[oe]a yield several inferior kinds of jalap, as the Ipom[oe]a Orizabensis, and Ipom[oe]a tuberosa. [1913 Webster] False jalap, the root of Mirabilis Jalapa, four-o'clock, or marvel of Peru. [1913 Webster]