'Chelidonium majus' definitions:

Definition of 'Chelidonium majus'

noun

Perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers [syn: celandine, greater celandine, swallowwort, swallow wort, Chelidonium majus]

From: GCIDE

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]

From: GCIDE

Chelidonic \Chel`i*don"ic\, a. [See Celandine.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the celandine. [1913 Webster]
Chelidonic acid, a weak acid extracted from the celandine (Chelidonium majus), as a white crystalline substance. [1913 Webster]