Canadian English Meaning of pilewort

Pilewort

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Wordnet

pilewort (n)

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

Webster

pilewort (n.)

A plant (Ranunculus Ficaria of Linnaeus) whose tuberous roots have been used in poultices as a specific for the piles.

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Pilewort

perennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere having heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling buttercups; its tuberous roots have been used

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pile-worn => worn-out, pileworm => dung beetle, pileus => Cap, pileup => pileup, piles => hemorrhoids,