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Definition of Pilewort
1. Noun. 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.
Generic synonyms: Flower
Group relationships: Genus Ranunculus, Ranunculus
Definition of Pilewort
1. n. A plant (Ranunculus Ficaria of Linnæus) whose tuberous roots have been used in poultices as a specific for the piles.
Definition of Pilewort
1. Noun. Any of various unrelated plants, but especially the lesser celandine, supposed to be effective in treating piles (hemorrhoids) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pilewort
1. a medicinal plant [n -S]
Medical Definition of Pilewort
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pilewort
Literary usage of Pilewort
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Physician; Enlarged with Three Hundred and Sixty-nine Medicines by Nicholas Culpeper (1814)
"I WONDER what ailed the ancients to give this the name of Celandine, which
resembles it neither in nature or form; it required the name of pilewort from its ..."
2. A Dictionary of English Plant-names by James Britten, Robert Holland (1886)
"Avena nuda, L.—Lyte. Cornw. Camden. Prior, p. 180. See Pillas. pilewort. ...
pilewort, Great. Scrophularia nodosa, L.—Park. Theatr. 612. ..."
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