pilewort

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pilewort - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pilewort \Pile"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
     A plant (Ranunculus Ficaria of Linn[ae]us) whose tuberous
     roots have been used in poultices as a specific for the
     piles. --Forsyth.
     [1913 Webster]

pilewort - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pilewort
      n 1: perennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere
           having heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling
           buttercups; its tuberous roots have been used as a poultice
           to relieve piles [syn: lesser celandine, pilewort,
           Ranunculus ficaria]