pilewort Meaning, Definition & Usage

  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
    Ranunculus ficaria; lesser celandine.

WordNet

Pile"wort` noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A plant (Ranunculus Ficaria of Linnæus) whose tuberous roots have been used in poultices as a specific for the piles. Forsyth.

Webster 1913