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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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