n. (Bot.) See Camass. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS. cammoc. ] (Bot.) A plant having long hard, crooked roots, the Ononis spinosa; -- called also
☞ Whether this is the scamel mentioned by Shakespeare [ “Tempest, ” ii. 2 ] is not known. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Made from scammony;
n. [ F. scammonée, L. scammonia, scammonea, Gr.