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pilewort

pile·wort [ pl wùrt, pl wàwrt ] (plural pile·worts or pile·wort)


noun 
Definition:
 
plant used as hemorrhoid treatment: a flowering plant of the buttercup family, e.g. the lesser celandine. Use: remedy for hemorrhoids.

[15th century. < singular of piles]
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