celandine

American  

[sel-uhn-dahyn, -deen] / ˈsɛl ənˌdaɪn, -ˌdin /

noun

1. Also called greater celandine,.  Also called swallowwort.  an Old World plant, Chelidonium majus, of the poppy family, having yellow flowers.

2. Also called lesser celandine.  an Old World plant, Ranunculus ficaria, of the buttercup family, having fleshy, heart-shaped leaves and solitary yellow flowers.

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celandine British  

/ ˈsɛlənˌdaɪn /

noun

1. either of two unrelated plants, Chelidonium majus (greater celandine) or Ranunculus ficaria (lesser celandine) See greater celandine lesser celandine

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Etymology

Origin of celandine

1275–1325; Middle English selandyne, variant of celydon < Latin chelīdonia greater celandine, chelīdonium lesser celandine < Greek chelīdónion, derivative of chelīdṓn swallow; said to be so called because it blooms when the swallows return in spring