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Definition of Swallow wort
1. Noun. Perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers.
Generic synonyms: Poppy
Group relationships: Chelidonium, Genus Chelidonium
Lexicographical Neighbors of Swallow Wort
Literary usage of Swallow wort
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Indian Forester (1894)
"The Gigantic Swallow-Wort, The gigantic swallow-wort (Calotropis gigantea} is a
shrub of two varieties, the only difference between them consisting in the ..."
2. The Gardeners Dictionaryby Philip Miller by Philip Miller (1754)
"The nar- row-leav'd Swallow-wort, with yellow Flowers. 4. ... The African
Swallow-wort, with fair hairy Flowers, commonly called, Fii- ti ¡¡aria ..."
3. Wild Flowers Worth Knowing by Neltje Blanchan, Asa Don Dickinson (1917)
"Greater Celandine; Swallow-wort Chelidonium majus Flowers—Lustreless yellow,
about \ in. across, on slender pedicels, in a small umbel-like cluster. ..."
4. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"Parvulorum. The other words are not at all to be considered. Der. ceil-ing.
CELANDINE, a plant ; swallow-wort. (F., - Gk.) It occurs in Cotgrave. ..."
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