SWALLOWWORT

celandine, greater celandine, swallowwort, swallow wort, Chelidonium majus

(noun) perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

swallowwort (countable and uncountable, plural swallowworts)

Alternative form of swallow-wort

Source: Wiktionary


Swal"low*wort`, n. (Bot.) (a) See Celandine. (b) A poisonous plant (Vincetoxicum officinale) of the Milkweed family, at one time used in medicine; -- also called white swallowwort. African swallowwort, a plant of the genus Stapelia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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