birthwort family

birthwort family
the plant family Aristolochiaceae, typified by mostly tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants, having alternate, heart-shaped leaves and flowers lacking true petals but having three petallike sepals, and including the birthwort, Dutchman's-pipe, and wild ginger.

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  • birthwort family — noun family of birthworts (including wild ginger) • Syn: ↑Aristolochiaceae, ↑family Aristolochiaceae • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑Aristolochiales, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • birthwort — [bʉrth′wʉrt΄] n. 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 adj. designating a family (Aristolochiaceae, order Aristolochiales) of… …   English World dictionary

  • birthwort — /berrth werrt , wawrt /, n. 1. any of various plants of the genus Aristolochia, esp. A. clematitis, an Old World species reputed to facilitate childbirth. Cf. birthwort family. 2. any of various other plants believed to aid childbirth. 3.… …   Universalium

  • birthwort — noun Date: 1551 any of several herbs or woody vines (genus Aristolochia of the family Aristolochiaceae, the birthwort family) with aromatic roots used in folk medicine to aid childbirth …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • family Aristolochiaceae — noun family of birthworts (including wild ginger) • Syn: ↑Aristolochiaceae, ↑birthwort family • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑Aristolochiales, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • dicot family — noun family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination • Syn: ↑magnoliopsid family • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family, ↑hamamelid dicot family, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • magnoliopsid family — noun family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination • Syn: ↑dicot family • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family, ↑hamamelid dicot family, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Wort plants — This is an alphabetical listing of wort plants, meaning plants that employ the syllable wort in their English language common names. According to the Oxford English Dictionary s Ask Oxford site, A word with the suffix wort is often very old. The… …   Wikipedia

  • List of wort plants — This is an alphabetical listing of wort plants, meaning plants that employ the syllable wort in their English language common names. According to the Oxford English Dictionary s Ask Oxford site, A word with the suffix wort is often very old. The… …   Wikipedia

  • Dutchman's-pipe — /duch meuhnz puyp /, n. a climbing vine, Aristolochia durior, of the birthwort family, having large, heart shaped leaves and brownish purple flowers of a curved form suggesting a tobacco pipe. [1835 45, Amer.] * * * Climbing vine (Aristolochia… …   Universalium

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