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
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Origin and Etymology of secamone
New Latin, modification of Latin scammonia scammony
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