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scammony |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scammony \Scam"mo*ny\ (sk[a^]m"m[-o]*n[y^]), n. [F. scammon['e]e, L. scammonia scammonea Gr skammwni`a.] 1. (Bot.) A species of bindweed or Convolvulus ({C. Scammonia}). 2. An inspissated sap obtained from the root of the {Convolvulus Scammonia}, of a blackish gray color, a nauseous smell like that of old cheese, and a somewhat acrid taste. It is used in medicine as a cathartic. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: scammony n 1: tropical American morning glory [syn: {Ipomoea orizabensis}] 2: resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia 3: twining plant of Asia Minor having cream to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin [syn: {Convolvulus scammonia}]
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