英语词汇“scammony”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

scammony

/ˈskaməni

noun

A plant of the convolvulus family, the dried roots of which yield a strong purgative.

Two species in the family Convolvulaceae: Convolvulus scammonia of Asia, and Ipomoea orizabensis of Mexico.

For instance, the knowledge of the causal power of scammony to purge red bile arises only after we observe a number of cases where it does this, and so come to form an aestimatio that it does in this or that particular case....

When he says that hops purges choler, he doesn't mean in the same way as scammony does.

Origin

Old English, from Old French escamonie or Latin scammonia, from Greek skammōnia.

单词	scammony
释义	scammony /ˈskaməni / noun A plant of the convolvulus family, the dried roots of which yield a strong purgative. Two species in the family Convolvulaceae: Convolvulus scammonia of Asia, and Ipomoea orizabensis of Mexico. For instance, the knowledge of the causal power of scammony to purge red bile arises only after we observe a number of cases where it does this, and so come to form an aestimatio that it does in this or that particular case.... When he says that hops purges choler, he doesn't mean in the same way as scammony does. Origin Old English, from Old French escamonie or Latin scammonia, from Greek skammōnia. Rhymes Chamonix, salmony, Tammany
随便看	Russian poplar Russian Revolution Russian Revolution of 1905 Russian roulette Russian sable Russian salad Russian scandal Russian spring–summer encephalitis Russian stitch Russian tea Russian thistle Russian vine Russian wheat aphid Russian wolfhound Russia oil Russia sheeting Russia sheet-iron Russification Russificator Russifier Russify Russine Russki Russkiland Russky

scammony

Origin

Rhymes