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Definition of Swallowwort

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. African swallowwort, a plant of the genus Stapelia.

Meaning of Swallowwort from wikipedia

- Swallowwort or swallow-wort is a common name for several plants and plant families. The term may be a description of poisonous effects, or indicate that...
- and Quebec in Canada. It has several common names including swallowwort, pale swallowwort, and dog-strangling vine; though it does not actually strangle...
- ISBN 0-8493-2673-7. Latin asclepias and Gr**** asklepias for the common swallowwort; Asclepius, Gr**** god of medicine, the worship of Asclepius was centered...
- Funastrum angustifolium (syn. Cynanchum angustifolium) is a plant species. Commonly known as the Gulf coast swallow-wort, it is a perennial dicot that...
- χελιδόνιον, from χελιδών (chelidṓn) 'swallow', hence the common name swallowwort. Ancient writers said that the flower bloomed when the swallows returned...
- knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc.) rhizome, paniculate swallowwort [Pycnostelma paniculatum (Bge.) K. Schum.] root, shin-leaf prickly ash...
- surface, some flora—including acacias, soapberry trees, capers, and swallowwort—may be found. Saline areas have a particular kind of vegetation, mainly...
- Cynanchum acutum is a species of climbing vine swallowworts native to Europe, Africa, and Asia. Two subspecies are often distinguished: Cynanchum acutum...
- Corrigiola litoralis. Sulphurwort - Peucedanum officinale. Hog fennel. Swallowwort - The Greater Celandine, Chelidonium majus. Also, any plant of the genus...
- Cynanchum is a genus of about 300 species including some swallowworts, belonging to the family Apocynaceae. The taxon name comes from Gr**** kynos (meaning...