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Birthwort

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Noun

1. aristolochia clematitis, birthwort

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Birthwort

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noun
any of several climbing plants of the genus Aristolochia, esp A. clematitis of Europe, once believed to ease childbirth: family Aristolochiaceae

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Birthwort

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noun
1. 
any of a genus (Aristolochia) of vines of the birthwort family with brownish or purplish S-shaped flowers: formerly supposed to be of help in childbirth
adjective
2. 
designating a family (Aristolochiaceae, order Aristolochiales) of dicotyledonous plants, shrubs, and woody vines, including Dutchman's pipe

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Birthwort

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n.
Any of various herbs or woody vines of the genus Aristolochia having showy, often malodorous, purplish-brown to yellowish flowers with unusual shapes. The European species A. clematitis was used as a folk medicine to aid childbirth.

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