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| cel·an·dine [ séllən dn, séllən dn ] (plural cel·an·dines) |
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1. yellow flower: a tall plant of the poppy family that has yellow flowers in summer and bright orange, poisonous sap. Latin name Cheladonium majus.
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2. plants Same as lesser celandine
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| [Pre-12th century. Via Old French celidoine< Greek khelidonion< khelidōn "swallow"; because it flowered in spring, when swallows returned from migration] |
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