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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 "celandine"
              Examples for "celandine"
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              When I glanced down I saw the first lesser celandine flower.
              The Guardian
              2
              In early spring the banks are studded with yellow celandine, coltsfoot and primrose.
              The Guardian
              3
              This bird gives sight to its blind young ones by means of celandine.
              The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci — Volume 2
              4
              But what I'd really like to have is celandine; that would be most helpful.
              The Land of Painted Caves
              5
              He took the little celandine in his hand, crying:
              The Lock and Key Library: the Most Interesting Stories of All Na...
              1
              The juice of the greater celandine will adorn you with the most beautiful eruptions and tumors.
              The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar
              2
              Animals poisoned by the greater Celandine have developed active and pernicious congestion of the lungs and liver.
              Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
              3
              The greater Celandine is by genus closely allied to the horned Poppy which grows so abundantly on our coasts.
              Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
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              Swallow -wort, iris, lilies, clematis, balsams, umbrella-shaped flowers, aloes, tree-ferns, and spicy shrubs formed a border of incomparable brilliancy.
              Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen