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A plant of any of several species of plants whose parts are traditionally fancied as resembling a swallow's tail:
The plants of the genus Vincetoxicum, especially Vincetoxicum nigrum (syn. Cynanchum nigrum, black swallow-wort) or (Vincetoxicum hirundinaria (syn. Cynanchum vincetoxicum, white swallowwort).
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A plant of any of several species of plants whose parts are traditionally fancied as resembling a swallow's tail:
The plants of the genus Cynanchum.
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A plant of any of several species of plants whose parts are traditionally fancied as resembling a swallow's tail:
Chelidonium majus (greater celandine).
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A plant of any of several species of plants whose parts are traditionally fancied as resembling a swallow's tail:
Pattalias palustris (syn. Seutera angustifolia, Gulf Coast swallow wort).
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A plant of any of several species of plants whose parts are traditionally fancied as resembling a swallow's tail:
In genus Asclepias (milkweed):
orange swallow-wort (Asclepias tuberosa)
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A plant of any of several species of plants whose parts are traditionally fancied as resembling a swallow's tail:
In genus Asclepias (milkweed):
silky swallow-wort (Asclepias syriaca
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A plant of any of several species of plants whose parts are traditionally fancied as resembling a swallow's tail:
Calotropis spp. (giant milkweed).
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A plant of any of several species of plants whose parts are traditionally fancied as resembling a swallow's tail:
Euphorbia maculata (spotted spurge).
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From swallow + wort, because the plant's parts were traditionally fancied as resembling a swallow's tail. Compare celandine.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
白前
(báiqián)
— a plant of the genus Vincetoxium
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Ancient Greek:
ἀσκληπιάς
(asklēpiás)
— a plant of the genus Vincetoxium
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Japanese:
鴎蔓
(kamome-zuru)
— a plant of the genus Vincetoxium
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Kazakh:
мизамшөп
(mizamşöp)
— a plant of the genus Vincetoxium
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Kazakh:
түйешырмауық
(tüieşyrmauyq)
— a plant of the genus Vincetoxium
