celandine

/sel-uhn-dahyn, -deen/US // ˈsɛl ənˌdaɪn, -ˌdin //UK // (ˈsɛlənˌdaɪn) //

白屈菜,白兰地,杜鹃花,白头翁

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : Also called greater celandine, swallowwort. an Old World plant, Chelidonium majus, of the poppy family, having yellow flowers.
- : Also called lesser celandine. an Old World plant, Ranunculus ficaria, of the buttercup family, having fleshy, heart-shaped leaves and solitary yellow flowers.

The juice of the greater celandine will adorn you with the most beautiful eruptions and tumors.
She's the best groomed one of the whole stud, though why you call her Celandine I can't think.
By now the sun was up, and the celandine calices expanded into perfect golden stars.
The lovely, celandine-yellow morning of the open sea, paling towards a rare, sweet blue!
From a human point of view a celandine bed is the most beautiful thing.