SWALLOWWORT


Meaning of SWALLOWWORT in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: swallow (I) + wort; partly translation of Dutch zwaluwenkruid; partly translation of German schwalbenwurtz; from the form of the pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings

1. : celandine 1

2. : any of several plants of the family Asclepiadaceae: as

a. : soma

b.

(1) : black swallowwort

(2) : white swallowwort

c. : butterflyweed 1

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