swal|low|wort

swal|low|wort
swal|low|wort «SWOL oh WURT», noun.
1. any one of several plants of the milkweed family, especially a European herb whose pods suggest a swallow with outspread wings. It has a root with emetic, cathartic, and diuretic properties.
2. = celandine (def. 1). (Cf. ↑celandine)

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  • African swallowwort — Swallowwort 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}. [1913 Webster] {African swallowwort}, a plant of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Swallowwort — 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}. [1913 Webster] {African swallowwort}, a plant of the genus… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Vincetoxicum officinale — Swallowwort 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}. [1913 Webster] {African swallowwort}, a plant of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • white swallowwort — Swallowwort 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}. [1913 Webster] {African swallowwort}, a plant of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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