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lesser 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 (Ficaria verna, formerly Ranunculus ficaria), having heart-shaped leaves and solitary yellow flowers

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

perennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere having heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling buttercups; its tuberous roots have been used as a poultice to relieve piles

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pilewort, Ranunculus ficaria

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: flower

History

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Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: lulja e arit — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Basque: korradu-belar — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Catalan: gatassa — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Chinese Mandarin: 榕葉毛茛 /榕叶毛茛 (róngyè máogèn) — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Czech: orsej — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Danish: vorterod — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Dutch: speenkruid — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Esperanto: fikario — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Estonian: kanakoole — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Finnish: mukulaleinikki — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • French: ficaire — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • German: Scharbockskraut — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • German: Feigwurz — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Ancient Greek: ἀφία (aphía) — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Hungarian: salátaboglárka — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Irish: aonscoth — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Irish: grán arcáin — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Italian: favagello stelle pansotti — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Japanese: 姫立金花 — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Japanese: ヒメリュウキンカ — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Latvian: mazpurenīte — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Lithuanian: švitriešis — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vårkål — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Polish: ziarnopłon wiosenny — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Polish: jaskier wiosenny — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Polish: pszonka — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Russian: чистяк весе́нний (čistjak vesénnij) — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Russian: чистяк (čistjak) — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Russian: лю́тик весе́нний (ljútik vesénnij) — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Serbo-Croatian: зла̀тица — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Serbo-Croatian: zlàtica — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Slovak: blyskáč — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Upper Sorbian: niska maslenka — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Upper Sorbian: bórliški — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Upper Sorbian: jejkuš — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Spanish: celidonia menor — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Swedish: svalört — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Turkish: basur otu — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Ottoman Turkish: مایاسیل اوتی (mayasıl otu) — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Ukrainian: пшінка весняна (pšinka vesnjana) — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Walloon: djaenea — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Walloon: clå-d'-ôr — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna
  • Welsh: llygad Ebrill — a European perennial herb, Ficaria verna