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Swallowwort

Swallowwort Meaning & Definition
Swallowwort Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Swallowwort?

[n] perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers
[n] tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics

Synonyms | Synonyms for Swallowwort: Asclepias curassavica | blood flower | celandine | Chelidonium majus | greater celandine | swallow wort

Related Terms | Find terms related to Swallowwort:

See Also | Chelidonium | genus Chelidonium | milkweed | poppy | silkweed

Swallowwort In Webster's Dictionary

\Swal"low*wort`\, n. (Bot.) (a) See {Celandine}. (b) A poisonous plant ({Vincetoxicum officinale}) of the Milkweed family, at one time used in medicine; -- also called {white swallowwort}. {African swallowwort}, a plant of the genus Stapelia.

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