Associations to the word «Scammony»

Wiktionary

SCAMMONY, noun. Convolvulus scammonia, a twining perennial bindweed native to the eastern part of the Mediterranean basin, whose juice has been used in medicine as scammonium.

Dictionary definition

SCAMMONY, noun. Tropical American morning glory.
SCAMMONY, noun. Resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia.
SCAMMONY, noun. Twining plant of Asia Minor having cream-colored to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin.

Wise words

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