About The Word Swallowwort
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Swallowwort
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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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