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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Convolvulus scammonia, a twining perennial bindweed native to the eastern part of the Mediterranean basin, whose juice has been used in medicine as scammonium..
Compounded with honey, scammony is recommended as an aphrodisiac by Avicenna.
Use scammony when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Scammony means Convolvulus scammonia, a twining perennial bindweed native to the eastern part of the Mediterranean basin, whose juice has been used in medicine as scammonium..
Common synonyms include convolvulus scammonia, ipomoea orizabensis.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Compounded with honey, scammony is recommended as an aphrodisiac by Avicenna.
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