celandine

celandine
[ˈsɛləndʌɪn]
(亦作 lesser celandine)
noun
  1. a common plant of the buttercup family which produces yellow flowers in the early spring, reproducing either by seed or by bulbils at the base of the stems
    毛茛。 参见 greater celandine
  2. Ranunculus ficaria, family Ranunculaceae
    拉丁名Ranunculus ficaria,毛茛科
语源
  1. Middle English, from Old French celidoine, from medieval Latin celidonia, based on Greek khelidōn 'swallow' (the flowering of the plant being associated with the arrival of swallows)
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