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| scam·mo·ny [ skámmənee ] (plural scam·mo·nies or scam·mo·ny) |
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1. twining plant: a twining plant with arrow-shaped leaves. Flowers: white, pink, or purple, funnel-shaped. Native to: Asia. Latin name Convulvulus scammonia.
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2. purgative from scammony root: a resin obtained from the roots of the scammony or similar plants. Use: purgative.
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| [Pre-12th century. Via French and Latin< Greek skammōnia] |
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