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greater celandine

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A European perennial herb, Chelidonium majus, a flower of the poppy family with yellow flowers, native to Europe and western Asia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: celandine, swallowwort, swallow wort, Chelidonium majus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: poppy

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: celidònia — Chelidonium majus
  • Catalan: herba d'orenetes — Chelidonium majus
  • Chinese Mandarin: 白屈菜 (báiqūcài) — Chelidonium majus
  • Finnish: keltamo — Chelidonium majus
  • French: chélidoine — Chelidonium majus
  • German: Schöllkraut — Chelidonium majus
  • Ancient Greek: ἐλύδριον (elúdrion) — Chelidonium majus
  • Ancient Greek: χελιδόνιον (khelidónion) — Chelidonium majus
  • Hungarian: fecskefű — Chelidonium majus
  • Hungarian: vérehulló fecskefű — Chelidonium majus
  • Italian: celidonia — Chelidonium majus
  • Japanese: 草の黄 (kusa no ō) — Chelidonium majus
  • Lithuanian: ugniažolė — Chelidonium majus
  • Norman: hèrbe à véthues — Chelidonium majus
  • Norwegian Bokmål: svaleurt — Chelidonium majus
  • Polish: glistnik — Chelidonium majus
  • Polish: glistnik jaskółcze ziele — Chelidonium majus
  • Polish: jaskółcze ziele — Chelidonium majus
  • Romanian: rostopască — Chelidonium majus
  • Romanian: negelariță — Chelidonium majus
  • Russian: чистоте́л (čistotél) — Chelidonium majus
  • Spanish: celidonia mayor — Chelidonium majus
  • Turkish: kırlangıç otu — Chelidonium majus
  • Uyghur: ياۋا زاغۇن (yawa zaghun) — Chelidonium majus