| 单词 | swallowwort |
| 释义 | swallowwort[ swol-oh-wurt, -wawrt ] / ˈswɒl oʊˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt / nouncelandine (def. 1). any of several plants of the milkweed family, especially a climbing vine, Cynanchum nigrum(black swallowwort ), native to Europe, having small, brownish flowers. Origin of swallowwortFirst recorded in 1540–50; swallow2 + wort2 Words nearby swallowwortswallowtail, swallow-tailed, swallow-tailed coat, swallow-tailed kite, swallow-tanager, swallowwort, swam, swami, Swammerdam, swamp, swamp andromeda Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for swallowwortswallowwort / (ˈswɒləʊˌwɜːt) / nounany of several Eurasian vines of the genus Cynanchum, esp C. nigrum, having small brownish-purple flowers: family Asclepiadaceae a related European herbaceous plant, Vincetoxicum officinale (or Cynanchum vincetoxicum), having an emetic root another name for greater celandine Word Origin for swallowwortC16: so called because the shape of its pod is reminiscent of a flying swallow Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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