資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Celandine \Cel"an*dine\ (s[e^]l"[a^]n*d[imac]n), n. [OE.
celidoine, OF. celidoine, F. ch['e]lidoine, fr. L. chelidonia
(sc. herba), fr. chelidonius pertaining to the swallow, Gr.
chelido`nios, fr. chelidw`n the swallow, akin to L. hirundo a
swallow.] (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}).
Chelidonic \Chel`i*don"ic\, a. [See {Celandine}.] (Chem.)
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the celandine.
{Chelidonic acid}, a weak acid extracted from the celandine
({Chelidonium majus}), as a white crystalline substance.
資料來源 : WordNet®
Chelidonium majus
n : perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow
flowers [syn: {celandine}, {greater celandine}, {swallowwort},
{swallow wort}]