CELANDINE


Meaning of CELANDINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈse-lən-ˌdīn, -ˌdēn ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English celidoine, from Anglo-French, from Latin chelidonia, from feminine of chelidonius of the swallow, from Greek chelidonios, from chelidon-, chelidōn swallow

Date: 12th century

1. : a yellow-flowered Eurasian biennial herb ( Chelidonium majus ) of the poppy family naturalized in the eastern United States

2. : lesser celandine

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.