Thesaurus: celandine

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1. n. A perennial herbaceous plant (Chelidonium majus) of the poppy family, with yellow flowers. It is used as a medicine in jaundice, etc., and its acrid saffron-colored juice is used to cure warts and the itch; -- called also greater celandine and swallowwort.
2. n. North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil
3. n. perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers
4. A perennial herbaceous plant (Chelidonium majus) of the poppy family, with yellow flowers. It is used as a medicine in jandice, etc., and its acrid saffron-colored juice is used to cure warts and the itch; -- called also greater celandine and swallowwort. Lasser celandine, the pilewort (Ranunculus Ficaria).
5. n. perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers