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celandine

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: celandine

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n
North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil
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n
perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: celandine
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n North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil

Synonyms:
Impatiens capensis, jewelweed, lady's earrings, orange balsam, touch-me-not
Type 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
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n perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers

Synonyms:
Chelidonium majus, greater celandine, swallow wort, swallowwort
Type of:
poppy
annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers
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