scammony

scammony is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A species of bindweed or Convolvulus (C. Scammonia). Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 20 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A species of bindweed or Convolvulus (C. Scammonia).
2. noun. 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.
3. noun. twining plant of Asia Minor having cream-colored to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin
4. noun. resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia
5. noun. tropical American morning glory

Common word forms

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