Celandine
Pronunciation : Cel"an*dine, Cal"an*dine
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. celidoine, OF. celidoine, F. ch?lidoine, fr. L. chelidonia (sc. herba), fr. chelidonius pertaining to the swallow, Gr. hirundo a swallow.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: A perennial herbaceous plant (Chelidonium majus) of the poppy family, with yellow flowers. It is used as a medicine in jandice, etc., and its acrid saffron-colored juice is used to cure warts and the itch; -- called also greater celandine and swallowwort. Lasser celandine, the pilewort (Ranunculus Ficaria).
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913