greater celandine

noun

A European perennial herb, Chelidonium majus, a flower of the poppy family with yellow flowers, native to Europe and western Asia.

Similar
swallowwortcelandineswallow wortChelidonium majus
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Meanings

noungreater celandine (plural greater celandines)

plural greater celandines

  1. A European perennial herb, Chelidonium majus, a flower of the poppy family with yellow flowers, native to Europe and western Asia.

    Synonyms: swallowwort

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA European perennial herb, Chelidonium majus, a flower of the poppy family with yellow flowers, native to Europe and western Asia.

Similar
swallowwort

More synonyms by meaning

nounperennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers

Similar
celandineswallowwortswallow wortChelidonium majus
Broader
poppy
Also see
celandinetetterwort

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek ἐλύδριον, χελιδόνιον
  • ἐλύδριον (elúdrion)Chelidonium majus
  • χελιδόνιον (khelidónion)Chelidonium majus
Catalan celidònia, herba d'orenetes
  • celidòniaChelidonium majus
  • herba d'orenetesChelidonium majus
Chinese Mandarin 白屈菜
  • 白屈菜 (báiqūcài)Chelidonium majus
Finnish keltamo
  • keltamoChelidonium majus
French chélidoine
  • chélidoineChelidonium majus
German Schöllkraut
  • SchöllkrautChelidonium majus
Hungarian fecskefű, vérehulló fecskefű
  • fecskefűChelidonium majus
  • vérehulló fecskefűChelidonium majus
Italian celidonia
  • celidoniaChelidonium majus
Japanese 草の黄, 草の王
  • 草の黄 (kusa no ō)Chelidonium majus
  • 草の王 (kusa no ō)Chelidonium majus
  • 瘡の王 (kusa no ō)Chelidonium majus
Lithuanian ugniažolė
  • ugniažolėChelidonium majus
Norwegian Bokmål svaleurt
  • svaleurtChelidonium majus
Polish glistnik, glistnik jaskółcze ziele
  • glistnikChelidonium majus
  • glistnik jaskółcze zieleChelidonium majus
  • jaskółcze zieleChelidonium majus
Romanian rostopască, negelariță
  • rostopascăChelidonium majus
  • negelarițăChelidonium majus
Russian чистоте́л
  • чистоте́л (čistotél)Chelidonium majus
Spanish celidonia mayor
  • celidonia mayorChelidonium majus
Turkish kırlangıç otu
  • kırlangıç otuChelidonium majus
Cite this entry
APA

greater celandine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greater%20celandine

MLA

“greater celandine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greater%20celandine. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “greater celandine,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greater%20celandine.

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