| scammony | 1. <botany> A species of bindweed or Convolvulus (C. Scammonia). 2. An inspissated sap obtained from the rot of the Convolvulus Scammonia, of a blackish gray colour, a nauseous smell like that of old cheese, and a somewhat acrid taste. It is used in medicine as a cathartic. Origin: F. Scammonee, L. Scammonia, scammonea, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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tropical American morning glory resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia twining plant of Asia Minor having cream to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin
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Scammony (Convolvulus scammonia) is a bindweed native to the countries of the eastern part of the Mediterranean basin; it grows in bushy waste places, from Syria in the south to the Crimea in the north, its range extending westward to the Greek islands, but not to northern Africa or Italy. It is a twining perennial, bearing flowers like those of Convolvulus arvensis, and having irregularly arrow-shaped leaves and a thick fleshy root. ...
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| scammony | twining plant of Asia Minor having cream to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin |
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| scammony | resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia |
| scammony | tropical American morning glory |
| scammony | tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root |
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