lesser celandine
1lesser celandine — n. CELANDINE (sense 2) …
2Lesser celandine — Taxobox name = Lesser celandine image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ranunculales familia = Ranunculaceae genus = Ranunculus species = R. ficaria binomial = Ranunculus ficaria binomial… …
3lesser celandine — pavasarinis švitriešis statusas T sritis vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Ficaria verna angl. buttercup ficaria; crowfoot ficaria; lesser celandine; marsh pilewort; pilewort vok. Feigenwurz; Feigwurz; Scharbockskraut rus. чистяк весенний lenk.… …
4lesser celandine — noun Date: circa 1890 a yellow flowered Eurasian perennial herb (Ranunculus ficaria) of the buttercup family naturalized in North America …
5lesser celandine — a Eurasian plant, Ranunculus ficaria, of the buttercup family, having heart shaped leaves and glossy yellow flowers, naturalized in North America. Also called pilewort. [1885 90] * * * …
6lesser celandine — noun A European perennial herb, Ranunculus ficaria, having heart shaped leaves and solitary yellow flowers Syn: pilewort …
7lesser celandine — noun perennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere having heart shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling buttercups; its tuberous roots have been used as a poultice to relieve piles • Syn: ↑pilewort, ↑Ranunculus ficaria • Hypernyms …
8Celandine — is a common name for three species of flowers: *Greater celandine, Chelidonium majus , in the poppy family *Lesser celandine, Ranunculus ficaria , in the buttercup family *Celandine poppy, Stylophorum diphyllum , in the poppy family …
9celandine — ► NOUN 1) (also lesser celandine) a common yellow flowered plant of the buttercup family. 2) (greater celandine) a yellow flowered plant of the poppy family, with toxic sap. ORIGIN from Greek khelid n swallow (the flowering of the plant being… …
10celandine — or lesser celandine [sel′ən dīn΄, sel′əndēn΄, sel′əndin] n. [ME & OFr celidoine < ML celidonia < L chelidonia < Gr chelidonion, swallowwort < chelidōn, a swallow < IE echoic base * ghel > YELL] 1. a weedy plant (Chelidonium… …
