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scammony

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scam-mo-ny
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the species Convolvulus scammonia, a twining perennial bindweed native to the eastern part of the Mediterranean basin, whose juice has been used in medicine as scammonium.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Cathartic gum resin obtained from this plant.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English scamōnīe, from Old French scamonie, from Latin scammōnia, from Ancient Greek σκαμμώνιον (skammṓnion).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: scamōnīe, scamonie, scammōnia, σκαμμώνιον

Usage

Inflected Forms

scammonies (plural)

Derived Forms

scammoniate scammonin

Phrases

Mexican scammony scammonic acid

Synonyms

convolvulus scammonia ipomoea orizabensis

Questions

What does scammony mean?
Any member of the species Convolvulus scammonia, a twining perennial bindweed native to the eastern part of the Mediterranean basin, whose juice has been used in medicine as scammonium.
Where does scammony come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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