Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several plants, such as the lesser celandine and the fireweed, that are reputed to be effective in treating hemorrhoids.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of the buttercups, Ranunculus Ficaria, common in Europe and western Asia.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A plant (
Ranunculus Ficaria of Linnæus) whose tuberous roots have been used in poultices as a specific for the piles.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of various unrelated
plants , but especially thelesser celandine , supposed to be effective in treatingpiles (hemorrhoids ).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- 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
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From its use in treating piles.]
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
piles + wort
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Examples
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And the pilewort like sunshine grows under the bushes,
Life and Remains of John Clare "The Northamptonshire Peasant Poet" J. L. Cherry
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Where on pilewort and daisies the eye fondly gazes,
Life and Remains of John Clare "The Northamptonshire Peasant Poet" J. L. Cherry
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And the pilewort like sunshine grows under the bushes,
Life and Remains of John Clare Cherry, J L 1872
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Where on pilewort and daisies the eye fondly gazes,
Life and Remains of John Clare Cherry, J L 1872
ruzuzu commented on the word pilewort
"Any of several plants, such as the lesser celandine and the fireweed, that are reputed to be effective in treating hemorrhoids."
--American Heritage Dictionary
January 13, 2011