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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 scam·mo·ny /ˈskæməni/
 旋花科植物

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 scam·mo·ny /ˈskæmənɪ/ 名詞
 番薯,甘薯

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Scam·mo·ny n.
 1. Bot. A species of bindweed or Convolvulus (Convolvulus Scammonia).
 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 scammony
      n 1: tropical American morning glory [syn: Ipomoea orizabensis]
      2: resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia
      3: twining plant of Asia Minor having cream to purple flowers
         and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin [syn: Convolvulus
          scammonia]