SCAMMONY

noun (plural -nies) Etymology: Middle English scamonie, from Old English & Anglo-French; Old English scammoniam, from Latin scammonia, from Greek skammōnia; Anglo-French scamonie, from Latin Date: before 12th century a twining convolvulus ( Convolvulus scammonia ) of Asia Minor with a large thick root, 2. the dried root of ~, a cathartic resin obtained from ~