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scam·mo·ny
\ˈskamənē\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English scamonie, from Latin scammonia, from Greek skammōnia
1.
a. : a twining plant (Convolvulus scammonia) native to Asia Minor and having a thick root two or three feet long, sagittate leaves, and white flowers
b. : a tropical American morning glory (Ipomoea orizabensis)
2.
a. : the dried root of scammony
b. : the resin obtained as an exudation from the living root of scammony or prepared by extracting the dried root with alcohol and precipitating with water and used as a drastic cathartic
c. : ipomoea 3 |