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单词 pilewort
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pilewort

[ pahyl-wurt, -wawrt ]
/ ˈpaɪlˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /

noun

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

Origin of pilewort

1570–80; pile4 + wort1, so called from its use in medicine

Words nearby pilewort

piles, pile shoe, pileum, pileup, pileus, pilewort, pilfer, pilferage, pilgarlic, pilgrim, pilgrimage
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British Dictionary definitions for pilewort

pilewort
/ (ˈpaɪlˌwɜːt) /

noun

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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