celandine

• Nom désignant une plante herbacée, souvent à fleurs jaunes, qui comprend notamment la chélidoine, plante vivace à suc orangé, et certaines espèces nord-américaines annuelles poussant dans les sols humides et acides.

A noun referring to a type of plant, specifically a North American annual with yellow or orange flowers that grows in wet, acidic soil, or a perennial herb with bright yellow flowers and a branched woody stock.

1. Greater celandineC1formalscientific

   A perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers, historically used in herbal medicine.

   Chélidoine

   • Greater celandine grows wild along old stone walls and hedgerows.
   • The bright yellow sap of greater celandine was once used to treat warts.
   • In spring, the greater celandine blooms with delicate four-petaled flowers.

   Synonymesgreater celandineswallowworttetterwortwartwort

2. Lesser celandineC1formalamericanscientific

   A North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers, growing chiefly on wet, rather acid soil.

   Ficaire

   • Lesser celandine carpets the forest floor in early spring.
   • The plant, also known as pilewort, prefers damp, acidic soil.
   • Lesser celandine is often mistaken for marsh marigold due to its similar flowers.

   Synonymespilewort