释义 |
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 |