Etymology

scammony

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Middle English scamōnīe ← Old French scamonie ← Latin scammōnia
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσκαμμώνιον
  2. Latin · derived fromscammōnia
  3. Old French · derived fromscamonie
  4. Middle English · inherited fromscamōnīe
  5. English todayscammony

From Middle English scamōnīe, from Old French scamonie, from Latin scammōnia, from Ancient Greek σκαμμώνιον (skammṓnion).

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