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noun
Any plant of the genus Chelidonium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Either of two not closely related flowering plants
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Either of two not closely related flowering plants:
Greater celandine (Chelidonium majus).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Either of two not closely related flowering plants:
Lesser celandine (Ficaria verna, formerly Ranunculus ficaria).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: pilewort
Antonyms: none provided
noun
perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: greater celandine, swallowwort, swallow wort, Chelidonium majus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: poppy
noun
North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: jewelweed, lady's earrings, orange balsam, touch-me-not, Impatiens capensis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
History
From Middle English celidoine, Old French celidoine, French chélidoine, from Latin chelīdonia, from chelīdonius (“relating to the swallow”), from Ancient Greek χελιδόνιος (khelidónios), χελιδών (khelidṓn). It was traditionally supposed to flower when the swallows appeared, and to perish when they departed.
Across languages
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