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Celandine

Celandine Meaning & Definition
Celandine Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Celandine?

[n] perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers
[n] North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil

Synonyms | Synonyms for Celandine: Chelidonium majus | greater celandine | Impatiens capensis | jewelweed | lady's earrings | orange balsam | swallow wort | swallowwort | touch-me-not

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See Also | Chelidonium | genus Chelidonium | genus Impatiens | herb | herbaceous plant | poppy

Celandine In Webster's Dictionary

\Cel"an*dine\ (s[e^]l"[a^]n*d[imac]n), n. [OE. celidoine, OF. celidoine, F. ch['e]lidoine, fr. L. chelidonia (sc. herba), fr. chelidonius pertaining to the swallow, Gr. chelido`nios, fr. chelidw`n the swallow, akin to L. hirundo a swallow.] (Bot.) 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}. {Lasser celandine}, the pilewort ({Ranunculus Ficaria}).

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