spicebush swallowtail
noun
a swallowtail butterfly, Papilio troilus, having a dark body with yellow spots on the forewings and greenish hind wings.
Also called
troilus butterfly.
Origin of spicebush swallowtail
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby spicebush swallowtail
spiccato,
spice,
spice islands,
spiceberry,
spicebush,
spicebush swallowtail,
spicery,
spicewood,
spicey,
spick,
spick and span