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swallowwort

Celandine \Cel"an*dine\ (s[e^]l"[a^]n*d[imac]n), n. [OE. celidoine, OF. celidoine, F. ch['e]lidoine, fr. L. chelidonia (sc. herba), fr. chelidonius pertaining to the swallow, Gr. chelido`nios, fr. chelidw`n the swallow, akin to L. hirundo a swallow.] (Bot.) A perennial herbaceous plant ( Chelidonium majus) of the poppy family, with yellow flowers. It is used as a medicine in jaundice, etc., and its acrid saffron-colored juice is used to cure warts and the itch; -- called also greater celandine and swallowwort.

Lasser celandine, the pilewort ( Ranunculus Ficaria).

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swallowwort

n. 1 Any of several vines of the genus (taxlink Cynanchum genus noshow=1). 2 A tetterwort, (taxlink Chelidonium majus species noshow=1) or ''Sanguinaria canadensis''. 3 Any of various plants of the genus ''Asclepias''. 4 The plant (taxlink Euphorbia maculata species noshow=1).

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swallowwort

  1. n. tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics [syn: blood flower, Asclepias curassavica]

  2. perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers [syn: celandine, greater celandine, swallow wort, Chelidonium majus]

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Swallowwort

Swallowwort or Swallow-wort is a term used for several plants and plant families. While the term "Swallowwort" may be derived from description of poisonous effects; there were, in the past plants used medicinally for tonsillitis and referred to as "swallowwort".

The following plants are referred to as "Swallowwort":

  • Vincetoxicum hirundinaria
  • Any of several vines of the genus Cynanchum, especially black swallowwort ( Cynanchum nigrum) or white swallowwort ( Cynanchum vincetoxicum). Cynanchum is from Greek words meaning "to choke a dog."
  • Greater Celandine (Chelidonium majus).
  • Greater Celandine and Swallowwort were each often categorized with Tetterworts because they were used to treat Tetter. This led to nomenclature confusion among these worts.
  • many plants of the genus Asclepias
  • Euphorbia maculata
  • Seutera angustifolia, a plant of the genus Seutera