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lesser celandine

lesser celandine noun: a European perennial herb (Ficaria verna, formerly Ranunculus ficaria), having heart-shaped leaves and solitary yellow flowers.

lesser celandine: a European perennial herb (Ficaria verna, formerly Ranunculus ficaria), having heart-shaped leaves...
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Noun

lesser celandine (countable and uncountable, plural lesser celandines)

  1. A European perennial herb (Ficaria verna, formerly Ranunculus ficaria), having heart-shaped leaves and solitary yellow flowers
    Synonyms:
    pilewort, figwort, Ficaria verna, Ficaria grandiflora

Synonyms of lesser celandine

Forms of lesser celandine

plurallesser celandines

Questions about lesser celandine

What does lesser celandine mean?
Lesser celandine means a European perennial herb (Ficaria verna, formerly Ranunculus ficaria), having heart-shaped leaves and solitary yellow flowers.
What part of speech is lesser celandine?
Lesser celandine is a noun.
What is the plural of lesser celandine?
The plural of lesser celandine is lesser celandines.

Words near lesser celandine in the dictionary

  1. lesser black-backed gulls
  2. Lesser Britain
  3. lesser capybara
  4. lesser capybaras
  5. Lesser Caucasus
  6. lesser celandine
  7. lesser celandines
  8. lesser chinchilla
  9. lesser chinchillas
  10. lesser clubmoss
  11. lesser clubmosses

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