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Definition of Lesser celandine
1. Noun. 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.
Generic synonyms: Flower
Group relationships: Genus Ranunculus, Ranunculus
Definition of Lesser celandine
1. Noun. A European perennial herb, ''Ranunculus ficaria'', having heart-shaped leaves and solitary yellow flowers ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lesser Celandine
Literary usage of Lesser celandine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lawns and Gardens: How to Plant and Beautify the Home Lot, the Pleasure by Nils Jönsson-Rose (1897)
"The lesser celandine (R. Ficaria) grows in rich woods and thickets and flowers
... lesser celandine (RANUNCULUS FICARIA). tufts of shining, heart- shaped ..."
2. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society by Royal Meteorological Society (Great Britain) (1893)
"28th. Missel thrush first heard. 30th. lesser celandine in flower. ... Lesser
celandine in flower. 24th. Blackbird first heard. ..."
3. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Anton Kerner von Marilaun (1902)
"When the leaves and stalk of the lesser celandine begin to turn yellow and wither
in the early summer, the tubers break away from the stem and fall to the ..."
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