celandine meaning

UK US /ˈsɛləndaɪn/ 3 syllables

celandine (noun): North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil.

celandine has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

celandine as a noun

  1. North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil

    Synonyms: jewelweed, lady's earrings, orange balsam, touch-me-not, Impatiens capensis

    Type of: herb

  2. perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers

    Synonyms: greater celandine, swallowwort, swallow wort, Chelidonium majus

    Type of: poppy

How to pronounce celandine

celandine is pronounced /ˈsɛləndaɪn/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with CE · words ending in NE · 9-letter words

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