swallowwortn.
/ˈswɒləʊwəːt/ 1.
a. The herb Vincetoxicum officinale, formerly called Asclepias (or Cynanchum) Vincetoxicum; from the form of the pods, suggesting a swallow with outspread wings. Hence extended to the genus Asclepias generally.
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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Asclepiadaceae (milk-weed and allies) > [noun]
swallowwort1548
Asclepias1578
silken cicely1597
silkweed1784
tame-poison1785
milkweed1814
green milkweed1829
Hoodia1830
asclepiad1859
poke milkweed1890
1548 W. Turner Names of Herbes sig. B.iijv Asclepias..may be called in englishe Swallowurt.
1651 J. French Art Distillation ii. 52 Take Swallow-wort.
1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xvi. 223 Common Swallow-wort or Tame-poison..is supposed to be a powerful antidote to poisons.
1822 J. M. Good Study Med. II. 860 One of the species of asclepias or swallow-wort.
b. An umbelliferous plant, Elæoselinum (or Thapsia) Asclepium.
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1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot.
2. The Greater Celandine, Chelidonium majus.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > greater celandine
celidonyc1000
celandinea1350
tetterworta1400
saladinec1430
swallow herb1578
swallowwort1578
1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball i. xx. 31 The great Celandyne is called..in English Celandyne, Swallowurte, and of some Tetter~wurte.
1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi vi. §4. 261 Celandine, or Swallow-wort.
1858 A. Irvine Handbk. Brit. Plants Index.
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