swallowwort

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(swol′ō wûrt′, -wôrt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
swal•low•wort  (swol′ō wûrt′, -wôrt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologycelandine (def. 1).
  2. Plant Biologyany of several plants of the milkweed family, esp. a climbing vine, Cynanchum nigrum (black swallowwort,) native to Europe, having small, brownish flowers.
  • swallow2 + wort2 1540–50

'swallowwort' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
asclepiadaceous - black swallowwort - celandine

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