'Convolvulus Scammonia' definitions:

Definition of 'Convolvulus scammonia'

From: WordNet
noun
Twining plant of Asia Minor having cream-colored to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin [syn: scammony, Convolvulus scammonia]

Definition of 'Convolvulus Scammonia'

From: 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). [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Convolvulus Scammonia'

From: 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). [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]