Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
lesser celandine
n 1: 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]