Definition of celandine Celandine
/sɛˈlʌndajˌn/ - [selundayn] - cel•an•dine
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What does celandine mean?
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NounPlural: celandines |
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| celandine - perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers | ||
| greater celandine, swallowwort, swallow wort, Chelidonium majus | ||
| poppy annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers | ||
| celandine - North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil | ||
| jewelweed, lady's earrings, orange balsam, touch-me-not, Impatiens capensis | ||
| herbaceous plant, herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities | ||
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Wiktionary 
- celandine (Noun)
Either of two unrelated flowering plant s. - celandine (Noun)
The greater celandine . - celandine (Noun)
The lesser celandine .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- celandine (n.)
A perennial herbaceous plant (Chelidonium majus) of the poppy family, with yellow flowers. It is used as a medicine in jaundice, etc., and its acrid saffron-colored juice is used to cure warts and the itch; -- called also greater celandine and swallowwort.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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celandine
sel′an-dīn, n. swallow-wort, the popular name (and corruption) of Chelidonium majus, a perennial papaveraceous (poppy) herb, so named because it was supposed to flower when the swallows appeared, and to perish when they departed. [O. Fr. celidoine—Gr. chelidonion—chelidōn, a swallow.]
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🔤- celandine, noun, singular of celandines.
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