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SCAMMONY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does scammony mean?
• SCAMMONY (noun)
The noun SCAMMONY has 3 senses:
1. tropical American morning glory
2. resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia
3. twining plant of Asia Minor having cream-colored to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin
Familiarity information: SCAMMONY used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tropical American morning glory
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Ipomoea orizabensis; scammony
Hypernyms ("scammony" is a kind of...):
morning glory (any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("scammony" is a kind of...):
natural resin (a plant exudate)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Twining plant of Asia Minor having cream-colored to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Convolvulus scammonia; scammony
Hypernyms ("scammony" is a kind of...):
convolvulus (any of numerous plants of the genus Convolvulus)
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