Definition of Celandine
Cel´an`dine
Pronunciation:
sĕl´ăn`dīn
n.
1.
(Bot.)
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
.
Lasser celandine
the
pilewort
(
Ranunculus
Ficaria
).
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