cel·an·dine (s l  n-d n , -d n)n. 1. A perennial Eurasian herb (Chelidonium majus) having deeply divided leaves, showy yellow flowers, and yellow-orange latex. Also called swallowwort. 2. The lesser celandine. [Middle English celidoine, from Old French, from Medieval Latin celid  nia, from Latin cheldonia, feminine of cheldonium, from Greek kheldonion, from kheldn, swallow (from the association by ancient writers of the blossoming of the plant with the return of the swallows in spring); see ghel-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
celandine [ˈsɛlənˌdaɪn]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) either of two unrelated plants, Chelidonium majus (see greater celandine) or Ranunculus ficaria (see lesser celandine)
[earlier celydon, from Latin chelīdonia (the plant), from chelīdonius of the swallow, from Greek khelidōn swallow; the plant's season was believed to parallel the migration of swallows]
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| Noun | 1. |  celandine - North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soilherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Impatiens - annual or perennial herbs with stems more or less succulent; cosmopolitan except for South America, Australia, and New Zealand |
| 2. |  celandine - perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowerspoppy - annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers Chelidonium, genus Chelidonium - one species: greater celandine |
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