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French
Etymology
(13th century) Deverbal without suffix of éclaircir, because this plant was reputed to brighten the view.
Pronunciation
Noun
éclaire f (plural éclaires)
- (botany) Synonym of chélidoine (“celandine”)
1787, Pons Augustin Alletz, L'agronome ou dictionnaire portatif du cultivateur [The Agronomist or Cultivator’s Portable Dictionary], Chez le veuve de Pierre Dumesnil, rue de la Chaîne:Prenez des feuilles de la petite chélidoine ou éclaire non lavées, & une poignée de racines lavées & essuyées.- Take some unwashed lesser celandine or lightning leaves, & a handful of washed & dried roots.
- (botany) Synonym of renoncule ficaire (“lesser celandine”)
Derived terms
Verb
éclaire
- inflection of éclairer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
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