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SCAMMONY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Twining plant of Asia Minor having cream-colored to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin
Synonyms:
Convolvulus scammonia; scammony
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("scammony" is a kind of...):
convolvulus (any of numerous plants of the genus Convolvulus)
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:
Tropical American morning glory
Synonyms:
Ipomoea orizabensis; scammony
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("scammony" is a kind of...):
morning glory (any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day)
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