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swallow-worts

swallow-worts is the plural of swallow-wort.

Meaning of swallow-wort

Noun

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

  1. The plants of the genus Vincetoxicum, especially Vincetoxicum nigrum (syn. Cynanchum nigrum, black swallow-wort) or (Vincetoxicum hirundinaria (syn. Cynanchum vincetoxicum, white swallowwort).
  2. The plants of the genus Cynanchum.
  3. Chelidonium majus (greater celandine).
  4. Pattalias palustris (syn. Seutera angustifolia, Gulf Coast swallow wort).
  5. orange swallow-wort (Asclepias tuberosa)
  6. silky swallow-wort (Asclepias syriaca

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Phrases with swallow-worts

Questions about swallow-worts

What is swallow-worts the plural of?
Swallow-worts is the plural of swallow-wort.

Words near swallow-worts in the dictionary

  1. swallow-tailed
  2. swallow-tailed kite
  3. swallow-tailed kites
  4. swallow-tails
  5. swallow-wort
  6. swallow-worts
  7. swallowability
  8. swallowable
  9. swallowe
  10. swallowed
  11. swallowed a bitter pill

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