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black swallow-wort

black swallow-wort noun: a plant of the species Vincetoxicum nigrum, native to southern Europe, considered invasive in the United States.

black swallow-wort: a plant of the species Vincetoxicum nigrum, native to southern Europe, considered invasive in the...
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Noun

black swallow-wort (countable and uncountable, plural black swallow-worts)

  1. A plant of the species Vincetoxicum nigrum, native to southern Europe, considered invasive in the United States.
    Synonyms:
    Louise's swallow-wort, black dog-strangling vine, Cynanchum louiseae

Synonyms of black swallow-wort

  • Louise's swallow-wort
  • black dog-strangling vine
  • Cynanchum louiseae

Forms of black swallow-wort

pluralblack swallow-worts

Questions about black swallow-wort

What does black swallow-wort mean?
Black swallow-wort means a plant of the species Vincetoxicum nigrum, native to southern Europe, considered invasive in the United States.
What part of speech is black swallow-wort?
Black swallow-wort is a noun.
What is the plural of black swallow-wort?
The plural of black swallow-wort is black swallow-worts.

Words near black swallow-wort in the dictionary

  1. black sugar maples
  2. black sulfur
  3. black supremacist
  4. black supremacists
  5. black supremacy
  6. black swallow-wort
  7. black swallow-worts
  8. black swallower
  9. black swallowers
  10. black swallowtail
  11. black swallowtails

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