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scam·mo·ny
/ˈskæməni/
旋花科植物
From:
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scam·mo·ny
/ˈskæmənɪ/
名詞
番薯,甘薯
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Scam·mo·ny
n.
1.
Bot.
A
species
of
bindweed
or
Convolvulus
(
Convolvulus Scammonia
).
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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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
scammony
n
1:
tropical
American
morning
glory
[
syn
:
Ipomoea orizabensis
]
2:
resin
from
the
root
of
Convolvulus
scammonia
3:
twining
plant
of
Asia
Minor
having
cream
to
purple
flowers
and
long
thick
roots
yielding
a
cathartic
resin
[
syn
: {
Convolvulus
scammonia
]
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