'Vincetoxicum officinale' definitions:

Definition of 'Vincetoxicum officinale'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

Definition of 'Vincetoxicum officinale'

From: GCIDE
  • Vincetoxin \Vin`ce*tox"in\, n. (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from the root of the white swallowwort (Vincetoxicum officinale, a plant of the Asclepias family) as a bitter yellow amorphous substance; -- called also asclepiadin, and cynanchin. [1913 Webster]