Ranunculus Ficaria

Ranunculus Ficaria
Celandine Cel"an*dine (s[e^]l"[a^]n*d[imac]n), n. [OE. celidoine, OF. celidoine, F. ch['e]lidoine, fr. L. chelidonia (sc. herba), fr. chelidonius pertaining to the swallow, Gr. chelido`nios, fr. chelidw`n the swallow, akin to L. hirundo a swallow.] (Bot.) A perennial herbaceous plant ({Chelidonium majus}) of the poppy family, with yellow flowers. It is used as a medicine in jaundice, etc., and its acrid saffron-colored juice is used to cure warts and the itch; -- called also {greater celandine} and {swallowwort}. [1913 Webster]

{Lasser celandine}, the pilewort ({Ranunculus Ficaria}). [1913 Webster]


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  • Ranunculus Ficaria — Pilewort Pile wort , n. (Bot.) A plant ({Ranunculus Ficaria} of Linn[ae]us) whose tuberous roots have been used in poultices as a specific for the piles. Forsyth. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ranunculus ficaria — ID 70371 Symbol Key RAFI Common Name fig buttercup Family Ranunculaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CT, DC, DE, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Ranunculus ficaria — noun perennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere having heart shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling buttercups; its tuberous roots have been used as a poultice to relieve piles • Syn: ↑lesser celandine, ↑pilewort • Hypernyms:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ranunculus ficaria var. bulbifera — ID 70372 Symbol Key RAFIB Common Name fig buttercup Family Ranunculaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CT, DC, DE, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, MI, MO, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI,… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Ranunculus ficaria L. — Symbol RAFI Common Name fig buttercup Botanical Family Ranunculaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Ranunculus ficaria L. ssp. bulbifera (Marsden-Jones) Lawalree — Symbol RAFIB Synonym Symbol RAFIB2 Botanical Family Ranunculaceae …   Scientific plant list

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