swallow-wort
See also: swallowwort
English
Alternative forms
Noun
swallow-wort (countable and uncountable, plural swallow-worts)
- Any of several species of plants whose parts resemble a swallow's tail:
- 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)
- The greater celandine / tetterwort, Chelidonium majus or Sanguinaria canadensis.
- Any of various plants of the genus Asclepias.
- The plant Euphorbia maculata (spotted spurge).
- Seutera angustifolia
- 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
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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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