celandine
- noun
- /ˈsɛlənˌdaɪn/
- US
:
celidonia
- During our hike, we noticed many patches of celandine blooming along the wet trails in the forest.
Examples
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The herbalist recommended using celandine extract for its beneficial properties in treating skin ailments.
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God blessed the swallow with the healing power of celandine, and people learned by observing the swallow.
Academic text (2018) -
It was shortly after noon when Detective Inspector Isabelle Ardery first saw Celandine Cottage.
Fiction book (1995) -
In the spring, the garden was filled with bright yellow flowers of celandine that thrived in the moist soil.
Synonyms
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A plant with bright orange or yellow flowers that grows in wet places and whose sap soothes itchy skin
A small annual plant with yellow or orange flowers that grows in wet acidic soil
A North American annual plant with bright orange or yellow flowers often called jewelweed that grows in shady, wet places
A North American annual plant with yellow or orange flowers that grows in wet, acidic soil
Compounds
A small plant with heart-shaped leaves and bright yellow flowers like a buttercup
A plant with bright yellow flowers and woody stems that grows in Europe and western Asia
Surface Forms
Etymology
Celandine comes from the old Greek chelidon meaning 'swallow', because people noticed the small yellow flowers often appear in spring when swallows return. So the name fits this North American yearly plant that blooms in wet places and helps you remember it as a yellow spring flower.