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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pile·wort n. Bot. A plant (Ranunculus Ficaria of Linnæus) whose tuberous roots have been used in poultices as a specific for the piles.
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Cel·an·dine n.  Bot. A perennial herbaceous plant (Chelidonium majus) of the poppy family, with yellow flowers. It is used as a medicine in jaundice, etc., and its acrid saffron-colored juice is used to cure warts and the itch; -- called also greater celandine and swallowwort.
 Lasser celandine, the pilewort (Ranunculus Ficaria).
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Ranunculus ficaria
      n : 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 [syn: lesser celandine, pilewort]