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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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]


The 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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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]