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swallowwort

swallowwort is the alternative form 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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Forms of swallowwort

pluralswallowworts

Phrases with swallowwort

Questions about swallowwort

What is swallowwort the alternative form of?
Swallowwort is the alternative form of swallow-wort.

Words near swallowwort in the dictionary

  1. swallows the leek
  2. swallows up
  3. swallowtail
  4. swallowtailed
  5. swallowtails
  6. swallowwort
  7. swallowworts
  8. swally
  9. Swalwell
  10. swaly
  11. swam

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