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chelidonias

Dictionary entries

  • chelidonius, chelidonia, chelidonium:
    Adjective · 1st declension
    Frequency:
    Uncommon
    Dictionary:
    Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
    Field:
    Agriculture
    = of/belonging to swallow; resembling swallow in color, reddish (fig);
    Entry →
    acc. pl. (f.)
  • chelidonia, chelidoniae:
    Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
    Frequency:
    Pliny
    Dictionary:
    Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
    Field:
    Agriculture
    = greater celandine (Chelidonium maius)/swallowwort; kind of fig; precious stone;
    Entry →
    acc. pl.
  • chelidonias, chelidoniae:
    Masculine · Noun
    Frequency:
    Pliny
    Dictionary:
    Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
    Field:
    Science
    = west wind; (blowing after 22 Feb. when swallows arrive);
    Entry →
    acc. pl.
    nom. sg.

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