greater celandine

British

noun

Also called: swallowwort. a Eurasian papaveraceous plant, Chelidonium majus, with yellow flowers and deeply divided leaves Compare lesser celandine

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The juice of the greater celandine will adorn you with the most beautiful eruptions and tumors.

From The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar by Maurice Leblanc

The oldest known, and at the same time one of the most accurately described mutations is the origin of the cut-leaved variety of the greater celandine or Chelidonium majus.

From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries

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