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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Scammony (0.00911 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Scammony.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: scammony 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 ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Scammony 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 (C. 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]
English → English (WordNet) Definition: scammony 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 ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Scammony 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 (C. 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]
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