Thesaurus: swallowwort

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1. n. See Celandine.
2. n. A poisonous plant (Vincetoxicum officinale) of the Milkweed family, at one time used in medicine; -- also called white swallowwort.
3. n. tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics
4. n. perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers
5. (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.
6. n tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics n perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers