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Convolvulus Scammonia
(gcide) | Scammony \Scam"mo*ny\ (sk[a^]m"m[-o]*n[y^]), n. [F.
scammon['e]e, L. scammonia, scammonea, Gr. skammwni`a.]
1. (Bot.) A species of bindweed or Convolvulus
(Convolvulus Scammonia).
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2. An inspissated sap obtained from the root of the
Convolvulus Scammonia, of a blackish gray color, a
nauseous smell like that of old cheese, and a somewhat
acrid taste. It is used in medicine as a cathartic.
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convolvulus scammonia
(wn) | Convolvulus scammonia
n 1: twining plant of Asia Minor having cream-colored to purple
flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin
[syn: scammony, Convolvulus scammonia] |
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Convolvulus Scammonia
(gcide) | Scammony \Scam"mo*ny\ (sk[a^]m"m[-o]*n[y^]), n. [F.
scammon['e]e, L. scammonia, scammonea, Gr. skammwni`a.]
1. (Bot.) A species of bindweed or Convolvulus
(Convolvulus Scammonia).
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2. An inspissated sap obtained from the root of the
Convolvulus Scammonia, of a blackish gray color, a
nauseous smell like that of old cheese, and a somewhat
acrid taste. It is used in medicine as a cathartic.
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