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swallowwort

swallowwort

9.9
A tropical plant with orange-red flowers and wing-shaped seed pods that often grows as a weed
  • noun
translation icon : hierba golondrina
  • The unique pods of the swallowwort inspired its name due to their resemblance to a bird in flight.

Examples

  • The invasive swallowwort has spread rapidly across the local fields.

  • Many farmers consider swallowwort a troublesome weed.

  • Gardeners find it difficult to remove swallowwort once it takes root in the soil.

  • The garden was overrun with swallowwort this summer.

  • Many farmers consider swallowwort a troublesome weed in their fields.

  • The invasive swallowwort has spread rapidly across the local gardens, choking out native plants.

  • Gardeners find it difficult to remove swallowwort once it takes root in the soil.

Synonyms

Asclepias curassavica
vsswallowwort
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical plant with bright orange-red flowers and long seed pods that attracts butterflies

is the common descriptive name noting winglike seed pods
blood flower
vsswallowwort
9.3

A tropical plant with bright orange-red flowers that often grows as a weed

emphasizes winglike seed pods as a key identifying feature

Surface Forms

swallowwort singular
swallowworts plural

Morphology

swallowwort = swallow + wort (semi-transparent) = swallow + wort

Components 'swallow' + 'wort' are identifiable, but the botanical name and the archaic combining element 'wort' may not be fully transparent to average learners.

Etymology

Swallowwort comes from swallow (the bird) and wort 'plant'. Gardeners named the tropical herb this because its orange-red flowers and long seed pods look like a swallow's open wings, so the name helps you remember a weed with wing-like pods.