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    PILEWORT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (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 pilesplay

    Synonyms:

    lesser celandine; pilewort; Ranunculus ficaria

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    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)

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