The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
SCAMMONY
scammony, Convolvulus scammonia
(noun) twining plant of Asia Minor having cream-colored to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin
scammony
(noun) resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia
scammony, Ipomoea orizabensis
(noun) tropical American morning glory
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
scammony (countable and uncountable, plural scammonies)
Convolvulus scammonia, a twining perennial bindweed native to the eastern part of the Mediterranean basin, whose juice has been used in medicine as scammonium.
The cathartic gum resin obtained from this plant.
Source: Wiktionary
Scam"mo*ny, n. Etym: [F. scammonée, L. scammonia, scammonea, Gr.
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A species of bindweed or Convolvulus (C. Scammonia).
2. An inspissated sap obtained from the rot 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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