The Collaborative International Dictionary
Celandine \Cel"an*dine\ (s[e^]l"[a^]n*d[imac]n), n. [OE. celidoine, OF. celidoine, F. ch['e]lidoine, fr. L. chelidonia (sc. herba), fr. chelidonius pertaining to the swallow, Gr. chelido`nios, fr. chelidw`n the swallow, akin to L. hirundo a swallow.] (Bot.) A perennial herbaceous plant ( Chelidonium majus) of the poppy family, with yellow flowers. It is used as a medicine in jaundice, 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).
Chelidonic \Chel`i*don"ic\, a. [See Celandine.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the celandine.
Chelidonic acid, a weak acid extracted from the celandine ( Chelidonium majus), as a white crystalline substance.