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celandine

cel.an.dine \'sel-*n-.di-n, -.de-n\ n [ME celidoine, fr. MF, fr. L 
   chelidonia, fr. fem. of chelidonius] of the swallow, fr. Gk chelidonios, 
   fr. cheilidon-, chelido-n swallow 1: a yellow-flowered biennial herb 
   (Chelidonium majus) of the poppy f amily 2: a yellow-flowered perennial 
   crowfoot (Ranunculus ficaria) - call ed also lesser celandine