Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

black swallow-wort

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: black- swal-low--wort
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plant of the species Vincetoxicum nigrum, native to southern Europe, considered invasive in the United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

black swallow-worts (plural)

Synonyms

Louise's swallow-wort black dog-strangling vine Cynanchum louiseae

Questions

What does black swallow-wort mean?: A plant of the species Vincetoxicum nigrum, native to southern Europe, considered invasive in the United States.

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