Definition of swallowwort Swallowwort

swal•low•wort

We found 8 definitions of swallowwort from 4 different sources.

What does swallowwort mean?

Noun
swallowwort - perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers
		celandine, greater celandine, swallow wort, Chelidonium majus
		poppy annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
swallowwort - tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics
		blood flower, Asclepias curassavica

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swallowwort (n.)
See Celandine.
swallowwort (n.)
A poisonous plant (Vincetoxicum officinale) of the Milkweed family, at one time used in medicine; -- also called white swallowwort.