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Definition of Celandine
1. Noun. North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil.
Exact synonyms: Impatiens Capensis, Jewelweed, Lady's Earrings, Orange Balsam, Touch-me-not
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Impatiens
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Impatiens
2. Noun. Perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers.
Exact synonyms: Chelidonium Majus, Greater Celandine, Swallow Wort, Swallowwort
Generic synonyms: Poppy
Group relationships: Chelidonium, Genus Chelidonium
Generic synonyms: Poppy
Group relationships: Chelidonium, Genus Chelidonium
Definition of Celandine
1. n. 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.
Definition of Celandine
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