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Noun: scammony  ska-mu-nee
  1. Tropical American morning glory
    - Ipomoea orizabensis
     
  2. Resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia
     
  3. Twining plant of Asia Minor having cream-coloured to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin
    - Convolvulus scammonia

Derived forms: scammonies

Type of: convolvulus, morning glory, natural resin

Encyclopedia: Scammony

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