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Ranunculus Ficaria
(gcide) | Pilewort \Pile"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
A plant (Ranunculus Ficaria of Linn[ae]us) whose tuberous
roots have been used in poultices as a specific for the
piles. --Forsyth.
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Ranunculus Ficaria
(gcide) | Celandine \Cel"an*dine\ (s[e^]l"[a^]n*d[imac]n), n. [OE.
celidoine, OF. celidoine, F. ch['e]lidoine, fr. L. chelidonia
(sc. herba), fr. chelidonius pertaining to the swallow, Gr.
chelido`nios, fr. chelidw`n the swallow, akin to L. hirundo a
swallow.] (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.
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Lasser celandine, the pilewort (Ranunculus Ficaria).
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ranunculus ficaria
(wn) | Ranunculus ficaria
n 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 [syn: lesser celandine, pilewort,
Ranunculus ficaria] |
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ranunculus ficaria
(wn) | Ranunculus ficaria
n 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 [syn: lesser celandine, pilewort,
Ranunculus ficaria] |
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