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swallowwort
[ swol-oh-wurt, -wawrt ]
noun
- any of several plants of the milkweed family, especially a climbing vine, Cynanchum nigrum black swallowwort, native to Europe, having small, brownish flowers.
swallowwort
/ ˈswɒləʊˌwɜːt /
noun
- any of several Eurasian vines of the genus Cynanchum, esp C. nigrum, having small brownish-purple flowers: family Asclepiadaceae
- a related European herbaceous plant, Vincetoxicum officinale (or Cynanchum vincetoxicum ), having an emetic root
- another name for greater celandine
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Origin of swallowwort1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of swallowwort1
C16: so called because the shape of its pod is reminiscent of a flying swallow
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