Swallowwort (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. celandine (def. 1).
  2. any of several plants of the milkweed family, especially a climbing vine, Cynanchum nigrum(black swallowwort ), native to Europe, having small, brownish flowers.
noun
  1. any of several Eurasian vines of the genus Cynanchum, esp C. nigrum, having small brownish-purple flowers: family Asclepiadaceae
  2. a related European herbaceous plant, Vincetoxicum officinale (or Cynanchum vincetoxicum), having an emetic root
  3. another name for greater celandine
Swallowwort (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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