| 单词 | celandine |
| 释义 | celandine /sel"euhn duyn', -deen'/, n. 1. Also called greater celandine, swallowwort. an Old World plant, Chelidonium majus, of the poppy family, having yellow flowers. 2. Also called lesser celandine. an Old World plant, Ranunculus ficaria, of the buttercup family, having fleshy, heart-shaped leaves and solitary yellow flowers. [1275-1325; ME selandyne, var. of celydon < L chelidonia greater celandine, chelidonium lesser celandine < Gk chelidónion, deriv. of chelidón swallow; said to be so called because it blooms when the swallows return in spring] |
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