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Secamone

noun
Sec·​a·​mo·​ne | \ ˈsekəˈmō(ˌ)nē\

Definition of Secamone

: a genus of Old World tropical woody vines (family Asclepiadaceae) bearing flowers with rotate corollas and scales of the crown with distinct tips

History and Etymology for Secamone

New Latin, modification of Latin scammonia scammony

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