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scammony

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scam·mo·ny  (skm-n)
n. pl. scam·mo·nies
1. An eastern Mediterranean plant (Convolvulus scammonia) having large roots that yield a resin formerly used as a cathartic.
2. The resin obtained from this plant.
3. A cathartic preparation made from this resin.
[Middle English scamonie, from Old English scammniam and from Old French scamonie, both from Latin scammnea, from Greek skammni.]
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Noun1.scammonyscammony - tropical American morning glory
Ipomoea orizabensis
morning glory - any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day
2.scammony - resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia
natural resin - a plant exudate
3.scammonyscammony - twining plant of Asia Minor having cream-colored to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin
Convolvulus scammonia
convolvulus - any of numerous plants of the genus Convolvulus
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