Definitions for: 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

Webster (1913) Definition: 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).

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

See Also: Chelidonium, genus Chelidonium, genus Impatiens, herb, herbaceous plant, poppy

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