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Meaning of SALEP

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
 
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