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scam·mony (skam′ə nē)

noun pl. -·nies

  1. a climbing Asian convolvulus (Convolvulus scammonia) with thick roots, arrowhead-shaped leaves, and white or purplish flowers
    1. any of several plants whose roots yield medicinal resins; specif., Mexican scammony (Ipomoea orizabensis) of the morning-glory family
    2. the resin from the roots of any of these plants

Etymology: ME skamonye < L scammonia < Gr skammōnia

Browse dictionary entries near scammony

  1. ‹ Scamander
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  7. ‹ scalpel
  8. ‹ scalp lock
  9. ‹ scalp
  10. ‹ scaloppine
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