Meaning of SWALLOWWORT
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | Asclepias curassavica, blood flower, celandine, Chelidonium majus, greater celandine, swallow wort |
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| | See Also: | | Chelidonium, genus Chelidonium, milkweed, poppy, silkweed | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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