Perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers

• Tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings
• A weed throughout the tropics

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
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". ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
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 ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
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 ] perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers [syn: celandine ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.] ...