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celandineEither of two plants belonging to different families, the only similarity being their bright yellow flowers. The greater celandine (Chelidonium majus) belongs to the poppy family and is common in hedgerows. The lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) is a member of the buttercup family and is a common wayside and meadow plant in Europe. |
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On the other hand, there was a wretched fellow, preparing with celandine and beef's blood, his "leg of God," for the next day. The dandelions carpeted the three lawns,-- they used to be lawns, but have long since blossomed out into meadows filled with every sort of pretty weed,-- and under and among the groups of leafless oaks and beeches were blue hepaticas, white anemones, violets, and celandines in sheets. Celandines grew on its banks, lords and ladies and primroses in the defended hollows; the wild rose-bushes, still bearing their withered hips, showed also the promise of blossom. |
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