What does "celandine" mean?
Any plant of the genus Chelidonium.
Celandine
/ˈsɛləndaɪn/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Any plant of the genus Chelidonium.
- Grammar: celandine is listed as noun.
- Nearest alternatives: chelidonium majus, greater celandine, impatiens capensis, jewelweed.
- Usage evidence: So men haue learned many precious remedies for many diseases euen by brute [beasts], as we see by the swallow, who hath taught vs that the ioice of Celandine is singuler for the eies, for that she restoreth sight to her yong ones with Celandine.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any plant of the genus Chelidonium. countable, uncountable
- 2 perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers wordnet
- 3 Either of two not closely related flowering plants countable, uncountable
"So men haue learned many precious remedies for many diseases euen by brute [beasts], as we see by the swallow, who hath taught vs that the ioice of Celandine is singuler for the eies, for that she restoreth sight to her yong ones with Celandine."
- 4 North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil wordnet
- 5 Either of two not closely related flowering plants:; Greater celandine (Chelidonium majus). countable, uncountable
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- 6 Either of two not closely related flowering plants:; Lesser celandine (Ficaria verna, formerly Ranunculus ficaria). countable, uncountable
Synonyms
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"So men haue learned many precious remedies for many diseases euen by brute [beasts], as we see by the swallow, who hath taught vs that the ioice of Celandine is singuler for the eies, for that she restoreth sight to her yong ones with Celandine."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "celandine"?
Common synonyms include: chelidonium majus, greater celandine, impatiens capensis, jewelweed, lady's earrings, orange balsam.
How do you use "celandine" in a sentence?
So men haue learned many precious remedies for many diseases euen by brute [beasts], as we see by the swallow, who hath taught vs that the ioice of Celandine is singuler for the eies, for that she restoreth sight to her yong ones with Celandine.
How do you pronounce "celandine"?
Pronounced /ˈsɛləndaɪn/.
Etymology
From Middle English celidoine, Old French celidoine, French chélidoine, from Latin chelīdonia, from chelīdonius (“relating to the swallow”), from Ancient Greek χελιδόνιος (khelidónios), χελιδών (khelidṓn). It was traditionally supposed to flower when the swallows appeared, and to perish when they departed.