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Chelidonium

Chelidonium

9.9
A group of small flowering plants in the poppy family, like greater celandine
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : chelidonio
  • Botanists have classified the greater celandine under the genus Chelidonium.

Examples

  • Botanists have classified the greater celandine under the genus Chelidonium.

  • The milky sap of Chelidonium was once used to treat warts and skin conditions.

  • Chelidonium is widely recognized for its medicinal uses in traditional herbal remedies.

  • The Chelidonium plant is often used in herbal medicine.

  • Have you ever seen a Chelidonium flower in bloom?

  • The milky sap of Chelidonium was once used to treat warts and skin conditions.

  • Chelidonium is widely recognized for its medicinal uses in traditional herbal remedies.

Compounds

Chelidonium majus
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant that lives for many years and has bright yellow flowers called greater celandine

Surface Forms

Chelidonium singular
Chelidonia plural

Etymology

The word Chelidonium comes from the old Greek word chelidōn, meaning 'swallow'. People named the plant because it often appears when swallows return in spring, so thinking of the bird helps you remember this spring-flowering herb in the poppy family.