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Word: Celandine
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Old French celidoine, from medieval Latin celidonia, based on Greek khelidōn ‘swallow’ (the flowering of the plant being associated with the arrival of swallows)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsɛləndʌɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a common plant of the buttercup family which produces yellow flowers in the early spring.
Short Definition:common plant of buttercup family which produces yellow flowers in early spring
Variant Forms:
- lesser celandine
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