swallow-wort

See also: swallowwort

English

white swallow-wort
(Vincetoxicum hirundinaria)

Alternative forms

• swallowwort

Etymology

swallow +‎ wort. See celandine.

Noun

swallow-wort (countable and uncountable, plural swallow-worts)

1. Any of several species of plants whose parts resemble a swallow's tail:
   1. Any of several vines of genus Vincetoxicum (syn. Cynanchum), especially black swallow-wort (Vincetoxicum nigrum, syn. Cynanchum nigrum) or white swallowwort (Vincetoxicum hirundinaria, syn. Cynanchum vincetoxicum)
   2. The greater celandine / tetterwort, Chelidonium majus or Sanguinaria canadensis.
   3. Any of various plants of the genus Asclepias.
   4. The plant Euphorbia maculata (spotted spurge).
   5. Seutera angustifolia
   6. Calotropis gen. et spp.

Derived terms

• African swallow-wort, African swallowwort (Stapelia spp.)
• black swallow-wort, black swallowwort (Vincetoxicum nigrum)
• orange swallow-wort, orange swallowwort (Asclepias tuberosa)
• silky swallow-wort, silky swallowwort (Asclepias syriaca)
• white swallow-wort, white swallowwort (Vincetoxicum hirundinaria)

Translations

a plant of the genus Vincetoxium

• Greek:

  Ancient: ἀσκληπιάς f (asklēpiás)

Further reading

• swallow-wort on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cynanchum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Chelidonium majus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Sanguinaria canadensis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Asclepias on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Euphorbia maculata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies