Definition of saloops:
(n) :
(dated) An aromatic drink originally prepared from salep and later from sassafras bark with other ingredients such as milk and sugar added, which was once popular in London, England.
(n) :
The berry saltbush or red berry saltbush (Chenopodium hastatum, syn. Einadia hastata and Rhagodia hastata), a small plant found in coastal and inland areas of eastern Australia.
(n) :
Alternative form of salep (“starch or jelly made from orchid plants”). [A starch or jelly made out of plants in the Orchidaceae family, such as early-purple orchids (Orchis mascula).]