swallowwort
noun
1
: celandine sense 1
2
: any of several plants of the family Asclepiadaceae: such as
a
: soma
b(1)
: black swallowwort
(2)
: white swallowwort
c
: butterflyweed
Word History
Etymology
swallow entry 1 + wort; partly translation of Dutch zwaluwenkruid; partly translation of German schwalbenwurtz; from the form of the pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings