pilewort
English
Etymology
piles + wort
Noun
pilewort (usually uncountable, plural pileworts)
- Any of various unrelated plants traditionally supposed to be effective in treating piles (hemorrhoids), especially
- Erechtites hieraciifolius, or fireweed, a plant in the aster family;
- Ficaria verna (formerly Ranunculus ficaria), lesser celandine, a plant in the buttercup family.
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