Swallowwort \Swal"low*wort`\, n. (Bot.) (a) See {Celandine}. (b) A poisonous plant ({Vincetoxicum officinale}) of the Milkweed family, at one time used in medicine; -- also called {white swallowwort}. [1913 Webster] {African swallowwort}, a plant of the genus Stapelia. [1913 Webster]