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noun tropical American morning glory
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
originFrom Middle English scamōnīe, from Old French scamonie, from Latin scammōnia, from Ancient Greek σκαμμώνιον (skammṓnion).
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