scammony

noun

twining plant of Asia Minor having cream-colored to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin

resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia

tropical American morning glory

Roots

skammoniascammon- · Greek · scammony plant ia-y · Greek · noun ending

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The word scammony breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: scammon, from Greek skammonia (“scammony plant”); and -y, from Greek ia (“noun ending”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.