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turpeth

turpeth noun: operculina turpethum (obs. syn. Convolvulus turpethum, Ipomea turpethum, Merremia turpethum), a plant in the morning glory family.

Noun

turpeth (uncountable)

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

turpeth meaning in Sanskrit

turpeth in Sanskrit

turpeth
सरल sarala

Origin of turpeth

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

Questions about turpeth

What does turpeth mean?
Turpeth means operculina turpethum (obs. syn. Convolvulus turpethum, Ipomea turpethum, Merremia turpethum), a plant in the morning glory family.
What is turpeth in Sanskrit?
Turpeth in Sanskrit is सरल (sarala). See Turpeth meaning in Sanskrit.
What part of speech is turpeth?
Turpeth is a noun.

Words near turpeth in the dictionary

  1. turpentineweed
  2. turpentiney
  3. turpentinic
  4. turpentining
  5. turpentiny
  6. turpeth
  7. turpid
  8. turpidly
  9. turpin
  10. Turpinesque
  11. Turpinian

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: turpeth (page history and authors); सरल (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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