pilewort

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpaɪlˌwɜːt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pīl′wûrt′, -wôrt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
pile•wort  (pīl′wûrt′, -wôrt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant BiologyAlso called fireweed. a weedy composite plant, Erechtites hieracifolia, having narrow flower heads enclosed in green bracts.
  2. Plant Biologya North American figwort, Scrophularia marilandica, having small, greenish flowers.
  3. Plant BiologySee lesser celandine. 
  • pile4 + wort1, so called from its use in medicine 1570–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pilewort / ˈpaɪlˌwɜːt/
  1. any of several plants, such as lesser celandine, thought to be effective in treating piles
'pilewort' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
fireweed - lesser celandine

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