SALOP

The prepared root of the Orchis mascula. It consists principally of a modification of gum, much resembling tragacanth, with a small quantity of starch; it is sometimes used as an article of food. SALP, Salpa. (Lat. salpa, a stock-fish.) A name applied to a genus of soft-shelled or tunicated Acephalous MoUusks, which float in the sea, protected by a transparent gelatinous coat, perforated for the pa age of water at both extremities. SALPINX. {GT.'ffoi.X^riy^, a trumpet.) The Eustachian tube, or channel of communication between the mouth and ear. [s. 1090]