scammony
/ˈskæmənɪ/noun
1- a plant of the convolvulus family, the dried roots of which yield a drastic purgative旋花草, 药旋花。
1.1
- Two species in the family Convolvulaceae: Convolvulus scammonia of Asia, and Ipomoea orizabensis of Mexico.旋花科中2种:亚洲的司各蒙旋花; 墨西哥的药薯。
词源
Old English, from Old French escamonie or Latin scammonia, from Greek skammōnia.