» birthwort
Noun (1 meaning)
1. creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and eastern North America.
birthwort is a type of:
- vine (noun) - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
types of birthwort:
- Dutchman's-pipe, pipe vine, Aristolochia macrophylla, Aristolochia durior (noun) - hardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipe
- Virginia snakeroot, Virginia serpentaria, Virginia serpentary, Aristolochia serpentaria (noun) - birthwort of the eastern United States woodlands
birthwort is a member of:
- Aristolochia, genus Aristolochia (noun) - birthworts