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Scammony

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Noun

1. ipomoea orizabensis, scammony

tropical American morning glory

2. scammony

resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia

3. convolvulus scammonia, scammony

twining plant of Asia Minor having cream-colored to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin

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Scammony

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noun plural -nies
1. 
a twining Asian convolvulus plant, Convolvulus scammonia, having arrow-shaped leaves, white or purple flowers, and tuberous roots
2. 
a resinous juice obtained from the roots of this plant and having purgative properties
3. 
any of various similar medicinal resins or the plants that yield them

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Scammony

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

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Scammony

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n. pl. scam·mo·nies
1.
a. An eastern Mediterranean plant (Convolvulus scammonia) having large roots that yield a resin formerly used as a cathartic.
b. A Mexican plant (Ipomoea orizabensis) yielding a similar resin.
2. A cathartic preparation obtained from these resins.

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