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Meanings of lesser celandine in anglès

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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.

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        Examples for "pilewort"
        Examples for "pilewort"
        1
        But though this poet dearly loved the daisy, in some moods of mind he seems to have loved the little celandine (common pilewort) even better.
        Flowers and Flower-Gardens / With an Appendix of Practical Instr...
        Usage of lesser celandine in anglès
        1
        When I glanced down I saw the first lesser celandine flower.
        The Guardian
        2
        From bunches of dark green leaves slender stalks arise and bear the golden petals of the marsh buttercups, the lesser celandine.
        The Amateur Poacher
        3
        Wordsworth specially loved this lesser Celandine, and turned his lyre to sing its praises:-
        Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
        4
        The lesser Celandine will appear in due course.
        The Irish Times
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        The lesser Celandine furnishes a golden yellow volatile oil, which is readily converted into anemonic acid.
        Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
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        The " Lesser Celandine," buffeted by the storm, affords him, on another occasion, a symbol of meek endurance.
        Selections from Wordsworth and Tennyson
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