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birthwort

DEFINITIONS OF: birthwort

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n creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and eastern North America

Synonyms:
Aristolochia clematitis
Types:
Aristolochia durior, Aristolochia macrophylla, Dutchman's-pipe, pipe vine
hardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipe
Aristolochia serpentaria, Virginia serpentaria, Virginia serpentary, Virginia snakeroot
birthwort of the eastern United States woodlands
Type of:
vine
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
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