6 ผลลัพธ์ สำหรับ scamm
หรือค้นหา: -scamm-, *scamm*

WordNet (3.0)
scammony(n) tropical American morning glory, Syn. Ipomoea orizabensis
scammony(n) resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia
scammony(n) twining plant of Asia Minor having cream-colored to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin, Syn. Convolvulus scammonia

Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
Scammel

{ or } n. (Zool.) The female bar-tailed godwit. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Whether this is the scamel mentioned by Shakespeare [ “Tempest, ” ii. 2 ] is not known. [ 1913 Webster ]

Variants: Scamell
Scammoniate

a. Made from scammony; as, a scammoniate aperient. [ 1913 Webster ]

Scammony

n. [ F. scammonée, 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 ]


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