swallowwort

noun

1

: celandine sense 1

2

: any of several plants of the family Asclepiadaceae: such as

a

: soma

b(1)

: black swallowwort

(2)

: white swallowwort

c

: butterflyweed

Word History

Etymology

swallow entry 1 + wort; partly translation of Dutch zwaluwenkruid; partly translation of German schwalbenwurtz; from the form of the pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings

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