'Ranunculus Ficaria' definitions:
Definition of 'Ranunculus ficaria'
From: WordNet
noun
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]
Definition of 'Ranunculus Ficaria'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Ranunculus Ficaria'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- Lasser celandine, the pilewort (Ranunculus Ficaria). [1913 Webster]