SCAMMONY


Meaning of SCAMMONY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈska-mə-nē ]

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

1. : a twining convolvulus ( Convolvulus scammonia ) of Asia Minor with a large thick root

2.

a. : the dried root of scammony

b. : a cathartic resin obtained from scammony

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