The Collaborative International Dictionary
Vincetoxicum officinale
Swallowwort \Swal"low*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
See Celandine.
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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.
Vincetoxicum officinale
Vincetoxin \Vin`ce*tox"in\, n. (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from the root of the white swallowwort ( Vincetoxicum officinale, a plant of the Asclepias family) as a bitter yellow amorphous substance; -- called also asclepiadin, and cynanchin.
Usage examples of "vincetoxicum officinale".
Ipecacuanha des Allemands, Vincetoxicum officinale, and the Bastard Ipecacuanha, Asclepias cuirassavica, of the West Indies.