'Scammony' definitions:
Definition of 'scammony'
From: WordNet
noun
Tropical American morning glory [syn: scammony, Ipomoea orizabensis]
noun
Resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia
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 'Scammony'
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]