swallowwort

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A form of swallow-wort — The plants of the genus Vincetoxicum, especially Vincetoxicum nigrum (syn. Cynanchum nigrum, black swallow-wort) or (Vincetoxicum hirundinaria (syn. Cynanchum vincetoxicum, white swallowwort).

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blood flowerAsclepias curassavicacelandinegreater celandineswallow wortChelidonium majus
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Meanings

nounswallowwort (countable and uncountable, plural swallowworts)

plural swallowworts

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of swallow-wort.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics

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blood flowerAsclepias curassavica
Broader
milkweedsilkweed

nounperennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers

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celandinegreater celandineswallow wortChelidonium majus
Broader
poppy
Also see
celandinegreater celandinetetterwort

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

swallowwort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swallowwort

MLA

“swallowwort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swallowwort. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swallowwort,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swallowwort.

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