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SWALLOW WORT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does swallow wort mean?
• SWALLOW WORT (noun)
The noun SWALLOW WORT has 1 sense:
1. perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers
Familiarity information: SWALLOW WORT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
celandine; Chelidonium majus; greater celandine; swallow wort; swallowwort
Hypernyms ("swallow wort" is a kind of...):
poppy (annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers)
Holonyms ("swallow wort" is a member of...):
Chelidonium; genus Chelidonium (one species: greater celandine)
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