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swallowwort

swal·low·wort
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [swol-oh-wurt, -wawrt]
    • /ˈswɒl oʊˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt/
    • /swˈɒləʊwˌɔːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [swol-oh-wurt, -wawrt]
    • /ˈswɒl oʊˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt/

Definitions of swallowwort word

  • noun swallowwort celandine (def 1). 1
  • noun 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
  • noun swallowwort any of several Eurasian vines of the genus Cynanchum, esp C. nigrum, having small brownish-purple flowers: family Asclepiadaceae 0
  • noun swallowwort a related European herbaceous plant, Vincetoxicum officinale (or Cynanchum vincetoxicum), having an emetic root 0
  • noun swallowwort celandine (sense 1) 0
  • noun swallowwort any of several plants of the milkweed family, as black swallowwort (Cynanchum nigrum), a twining European vine with purplish-brown flowers, now wild in the E U.S. 0
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Origin of 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 Swallowwort

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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swallowwort popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

swallowwort usage trend in Literature

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Related words

  • black swallowwort

    celandine (def 1).

  • asclepiadaceous

    of, relating to, or belonging to the Asclepiadaceae, a family of mostly tropical and subtropical flowering plants, including the milkweed and swallowwort, having pollen in the form of a waxy mass (pollinium): now usually regarded as a subfamily of the Apocynaceae

  • celandine

    either of two unrelated plants, Chelidonium majus (greater celandine) or Ranunculus ficaria (lesser celandine)
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