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pilewort

[ pahyl-wurt, -wawrt ]

noun

  1. Also called fireweed. a weedy composite plant, Erechtites hieracifolia, having narrow flower heads enclosed in green bracts.
  2. a North American figwort, Scrophularia marilandica, having small, greenish flowers.


pilewort

/ ˈ±è²¹Éª±ôËŒ·Éɜ˳٠/

noun

  1. any of several plants, such as lesser celandine, thought to be effective in treating piles
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pilewort1

1570–80; pile 4 + wort 1, so called from its use in medicine
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The pilewort rears her joyous head, To the sunbeam widely spread, Whilst her little glossy eye Glows with a deep and yellow dye.

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