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celandine

cel·an·dine
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sel-uh n-dahyn, -deen]
    • /ˈsɛl ənˌdaɪn, -ˌdin/
    • /ˈseləndaɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sel-uh n-dahyn, -deen]
    • /ˈsɛl ənˌdaɪn, -ˌdin/

Definitions of celandine word

  • noun celandine either of two unrelated plants, Chelidonium majus (greater celandine) or Ranunculus ficaria (lesser celandine) 3
  • noun celandine a weedy plant (Chelidonium majus) of the poppy family, with deeply divided leaves and yellow flowers and juice 3
  • noun celandine a perennial plant (Ranunculus ficaria) of the buttercup family, with yellow flowers 3
  • noun celandine Also called greater celandine, swallowwort. an Old World plant, Chelidonium majus, of the poppy family, having yellow flowers. 1
  • noun celandine Also called lesser celandine. an Old World plant, Ranunculus ficaria, of the buttercup family, having fleshy, heart-shaped leaves and solitary yellow flowers. 1
  • noun celandine A common plant of the buttercup family that produces yellow flowers in the early spring, reproducing either by seed or by bulbils at the base of the stems. 1
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Origin of celandine

First appearance:

before 1275
One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English selandyne, variant of celydon < Latin chelīdonia greater celandine, chelīdonium lesser celandine < Greek chelīdónion, derivative of chelīdṓn swallow; said to be so called because it blooms when the swallows return in spring

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Parts of speech for Celandine

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celandine popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Top questions with celandine

  • how to get rid of celandine?
  • what is celandine?
  • how to get rid of lesser celandine?

Related words

  • greater celandine

    celandine (def 1).

  • celandine poppy

    a poppy, Stylophorum diphyllum, of the east-central U.S., having one pair of deeply lobed leaves and yellow flowers.

  • lesser celandine

    a Eurasian plant, Ranunculus ficaria, of the buttercup family, having heart-shaped leaves and glossy yellow flowers, naturalized in North America.

  • pilewort

    Also called fireweed. a weedy composite plant, Erechtites hieracifolia, having narrow flower heads enclosed in green bracts.

  • poppy family

    the plant family Papaveraceae, characterized by chiefly herbaceous plants having white, yellow, or reddish juice, alternate and often lobed or dissected leaves, showy, usually solitary flowers, and capsular fruit, and including bloodroot, creamcups, greater celandine, and poppies of the genera Papaver, Eschscholzia, Argemone, and others.

  • swallowwort

    celandine (def 1).
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