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black swallowwort

black swal·low·wort
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [blak swol-oh-wurt, -wawrt]
    • /blæk ˈswɒl oʊˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [blak swol-oh-wurt, -wawrt]
    • /blæk ˈswɒl oʊˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt/

Definitions of black swallowwort words

  • noun black swallowwort celandine (def 1). 1
  • noun black swallowwort any of several plants of the milkweed family, especially a climbing vine, Cynanchum nigrum (black swallowwort) native to Europe, having small, brownish flowers. 1
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Origin of black swallowwort

First appearance:

before 1540
One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50; swallow2 + wort2

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Parts of speech for Black swallowwort

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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black swallowwort popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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