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Meanings of swallowwort in English

Wikidata

Perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers.

        Wikidata

        Tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics.

              Synonyms
              Examples for "blood flower"
              Examples for "blood flower"
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              With its bright colors, it lived up to those poetic names of blood flower and blood foam that the industry confers on its finest exhibits.
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