PILEWORT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pilewort mean? 

• PILEWORT (noun)
  The noun PILEWORT has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: PILEWORT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PILEWORT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

lesser celandine; pilewort; Ranunculus ficaria

Hypernyms ("pilewort" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Holonyms ("pilewort" is a member of...):

genus Ranunculus; Ranunculus (annual, biennial or perennial herbs: buttercup; crowfoot)