[ˈfɪɡwəːt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a widely distributed herbaceous plant with purplish-brown two-lobed flowers. It was formerly considered to be effective in the treatment of scrofula


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Origin:
mid 16th century: from obsolete fig ‘piles’ + wort. The word originally denoted the pilewort or lesser celandine, which was used as a treatment for piles; the current sense dates from the late 16th century