celandine
/ˈsɛləndaɪn/
词源链
- 英语English
celandine
词源说明
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.
释义
名词noun
- 1Any plant of the genus Chelidonium.
- 2Either of two not closely related flowering plants: