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CELANDINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers
Synonyms:
celandine; Chelidonium majus; greater celandine; swallow wort; swallowwort
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("celandine" is a kind of...):
poppy (annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers)
Holonyms ("celandine" is a member of...):
Chelidonium; genus Chelidonium (one species: greater celandine)
Sense 2
Meaning:
North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil
Synonyms:
celandine; Impatiens capensis; jewelweed; lady's earrings; orange balsam; touch-me-not
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("celandine" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("celandine" is a member of...):
genus Impatiens (annual or perennial herbs with stems more or less succulent; cosmopolitan except for South America, Australia, and New Zealand)