swallow-wort

See also: swallowwort

English

Mont des veaux à Cessières, Aisne, France

Alternative forms

swallowwort

Etymology

swallow +‎ wort

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

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

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