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scammonies

scammonies is the plural of scammony.

Meaning of scammony

Noun

scammony (countable and uncountable, plural scammonies)

  1. 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.
  2. Cathartic gum resin obtained from this plant.
    • Compounded with honey, scammony is recommended as an aphrodisiac by Avicenna.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 217

Questions about scammonies

What is scammonies the plural of?
Scammonies is the plural of scammony.

Words near scammonies in the dictionary

  1. scamming
  2. scammish
  3. scammoniate
  4. scammonic acid
  5. scammonic acids
  6. scammonies
  7. scammonin
  8. scammony
  9. scammy
  10. scamnesia
  11. scamorza

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