lesser celandine

American  

noun

1. a Eurasian plant, Ranunculus ficaria, of the buttercup family, having heart-shaped leaves and glossy yellow flowers, naturalized in North America.

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lesser celandine British  

noun

1. Also called: pilewort.  a Eurasian ranunculaceous plant, Ranunculus ficaria, having yellow flowers and heart-shaped leaves Compare greater celandine

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Etymology

Origin of lesser celandine

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Instead, we see a plague of English ivy, winter creeper, vinca, honeysuckle vine, lesser celandine and multiflora rose.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2022

THE scene of the crime, Riverside Park at the foot of West 115th Street, is in full spring bloom, carpeted in the butter-colored flowers of lesser celandine.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2012

A nature lesson an the smaller tally-man would be far more practical in a city school than a botany lecture on the lesser celandine.

From The Law and the Poor by Parry, Edward Abbott

They have watched it from winter to spring; they have seen the lesser celandine give way to pink clover and sorrel, and the grass shoot up from an inch to a foot.

From Leaves from a Field Note-Book by Morgan, John Hartman

From bunches of dark green leaves slender stalks arise and bear the golden petals of the marsh buttercups, the lesser celandine.

From The Amateur Poacher by Jefferies, Richard