# celandine

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɛləndaɪn/

## Definitions
1. Any plant of the genus Chelidonium.
2. Either of two not closely related flowering plants
3. Either of two not closely related flowering plants:
4. Either of two not closely related flowering plants:

## Etymology
From Middle English celidoine, Old French celidoine, French chélidoine, from Latin chelīdonia, from chelīdonius (“relating to the swallow”), from Ancient Greek χελιδόνιος (khelidónios), χελιδών (khelidṓn). It was traditionally supposed to flower when the swallows appeared, and to perish when they departed.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/celandine