Definition of Chelidonium majus

1. Noun. Perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers.

Exact synonyms: Celandine, Greater Celandine, Swallow Wort, Swallowwort
Generic synonyms: Poppy
Group relationships: Chelidonium, Genus Chelidonium

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chelidonium Majus

Cheilanthes alabamensis
Cheilanthes eatonii
Cheilanthes gracillima
Cheilanthes lanosa
Cheiranthus
Cheiranthus allionii
Cheiranthus asperus
Cheiranthus cheiri
Cheka
Chekhov
Chekhov's gun
Chekhovian
Chekov
Chelicerata
Chelidonium
Chelidonium majus
Chelifer
Chelifer cancroides
Chelm
Chelone
Chelone glabra
Chelonethida
Chelonia mydas
Chelonidae
Cheloniidae
Chelosauria lovelli
Chelsea
Chelsea pensioner

Literary usage of Chelidonium majus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The British Journal of Homoeopathy edited by John James Drysdale, Robert Ellis Dudgeon, Richard Hughes, John Rutherfurd Russell (1867)
"chelidonium majus. By Dr. O. BUCHMANN, of Alvensleben. (Continued from Vol. XXIV, p. 604.) The forms of disease corresponding to the pathogenetic effects of ..."

2. The New Cure for Consumption by Its Own Virus: Illustrated by Numerous Cases by James Compton Burnett (1900)
"She had the virus (C.), and this was followed by chelidonium majus # and Thuja 30, and she was discharged cured at Christmas, 1889. ..."

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