turpeth

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Operculina turpethum (obs. syn. Convolvulus turpethum, Ipomea turpethum, Merremia turpethum), a plant in the morning glory family. uncountable
  2. A heavy yellow powder with chemical formula Hg₃O₂SO₄. obsolete,uncountable

词源

From Medieval Latin turpethum, from Arabic تُرْبِد (turbid), from Persian تربد (torbed), from Sanskrit त्रिपुटा (tripuṭā), त्रिपुट (tripuṭa), literally “triplicated”, names of several plants.
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