Celandine Definition
sĕlən-dīn, -dēn
noun
A weedy plant (Chelidonium majus) of the poppy family, with deeply divided leaves and yellow flowers and juice.
Webster's New World
A perennial plant (Ranunculus ficaria) of the buttercup family, with yellow flowers.
Webster's New World
The lesser celandine.
American Heritage
Either of two unrelated flowering plants:
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- orange balsam
- lady's earrings
- jewelweed
- impatiens-capensis
- touch-me-not
- swallowwort
- greater-celandine
- Chelidonium majus
- swallow wort
Other Word Forms of Celandine
Noun
Singular:
celandine
Plural:
celandinesOrigin of Celandine
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Middle English celidoine from Old French from Medieval Latin celidōnia from Latin chelīdonia feminine of chelīdonium from Greek khelīdonion from khelīdōn swallow (from the association by ancient writers of the blossoming of the plant with the return of the swallows in spring) ghel-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English celidoine, Old French celidoine, French chélidoine, from Latin chelīdonia, from chelīdonius, from Ancient Greek χελιδόνιος (khelidonios).
From Wiktionary
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