CELANDINE


Meaning of CELANDINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈseləndaɪn ]

n. either of two yellow-flowered plants, the greater celandine, Chelidonium majus, and the lesser celandine, Ranunculus ficaria. [ME and OF celidoine ult. f. Gk khelidon swallow: the flowering of the plant was associated with the arrival of swallows]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.