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