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Lesser celandine   /lˈɛsər sˈɛləndˌaɪn/   Listen
Lesser celandine

noun
1.
Perennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere having heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling buttercups; its tuberous roots have been used as a poultice to relieve piles.  Synonyms: pilewort, Ranunculus ficaria.





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"Lesser celandine" Quotes from Famous Books



... violet, the fringed gentian—to each of which he dedicated an entire poem—the orchis and the golden rod, "the aster in the wood and the yellow sunflower by the brook." With these his name will be associated as Wordsworth's with the daffodil and the lesser celandine, ...
— Brief History of English and American Literature • Henry A. Beers


Words linked to "Lesser celandine" :   genus Ranunculus, flower, Ranunculus


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