swallow-wort
swallow-wort noun: the plants of the genus Vincetoxicum, especially Vincetoxicum nigrum (syn. Cynanchum nigrum, black swallow-wort) or (Vincetoxicum hirundinaria (syn. Cynanchum vincetoxicum, white swallowwort).
Noun
swallow-wort (countable and uncountable, plural swallow-worts)
- The plants of the genus Vincetoxicum, especially Vincetoxicum nigrum (syn. Cynanchum nigrum, black swallow-wort) or (Vincetoxicum hirundinaria (syn. Cynanchum vincetoxicum, white swallowwort).
- The plants of the genus Cynanchum.
- Chelidonium majus (greater celandine).
- Pattalias palustris (syn. Seutera angustifolia, Gulf Coast swallow wort).
- orange swallow-wort (Asclepias tuberosa)
- silky swallow-wort (Asclepias syriaca
- Calotropis spp. (giant milkweed).
- Among the Kunbis of the Central Provinces of India a bachelor who marries a widow must first be married to an ākra or swallow-wort (Calotropis gigantea), a very common plant with mauve or purple flowers, which grows on waste land.1918, James George Frazer, Folk-Lore In The Old Testament, volume 1, page 527
- Euphorbia maculata (spotted spurge).
swallow-wort meaning in Hindi and Tamil
swallow-wort in Hindi
- swallow-wort, Calotropis gigantea
- आक āk
swallow-wort in Tamil
- இறைப்பணிக்கலம்
Forms of swallow-wort
| plural | swallow-worts |
|---|---|
| alternative form | swallowwort |
| alternative form | swallow wort |
Origin of swallow-wort
From swallow + wort, because the plant's parts were traditionally fancied as resembling a swallow's tail. Compare celandine.
Words formed from swallow-wort
- African swallow-wort
- bearded swallow-wort
- black swallow-wort
- Gulf Coast swallow-wort
- leafless swallow-wort
- orange swallow-wort
- pale swallow-wort
- silky swallow-wort
- white swallow-wort
Questions about swallow-wort
- What does swallow-wort mean?
- Swallow-wort means the plants of the genus Vincetoxicum, especially Vincetoxicum nigrum (syn. Cynanchum nigrum, black swallow-wort) or (Vincetoxicum hirundinaria (syn. Cynanchum vincetoxicum, white swallowwort).
- What is swallow-wort in Hindi?
- Swallow-wort in Hindi is आक (āk). See Swallow-wort meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is swallow-wort?
- Swallow-wort is a noun.
- What is the plural of swallow-wort?
- The plural of swallow-wort is swallow-worts.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: swallow-wort (page history and authors); आक (Hindi) (page history and authors); swallow-wort (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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