swanwort
(ˈswɒnwɜːt)
[f. swan n. + wort n.]
† a. (Only OE.) Some unidentified (? aquatic) plant. b. A book-name for the genus Cycnoches: = swan-flower, swan-plant (a): see swan n. 4 b, swan-neck 3.
| c 1000 Sax. Leechd. II. 74 Wiþ deadum swile, ᵹenim swane wyrt. 1866 [see swan-neck 3]. |