swallowworts

Noun

• tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics
• perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers
• plural of swallowwort

Synonyms

Asclepias curassavica, blood flower, celandine, Chelidonium majus, greater celandine, swallow wort, swallowwort