Aristolochia

See also: aristolochia

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin aristolochia, from Ancient Greek άριστος (áristos, “best”) + λοχεία (lokheía, “childbirth, childbed”). In ancient times the plant was thought to be effective against infections caused by childbirth.

Proper noun

Aristolochia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Aristolochiaceae – over 500 species of shrubs and herbs, many having medicinal properties.

Synonyms

(genus of plant): birthwort, Dutchman's pipe, pelican flower, pipevine, Virgina snakewort

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, magnoliids - clades; Piperales - order; Aristolochiaceae - family; Aristolochioideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Aristolochia rotunda - type species; for the numerous other species, see Aristolochia on WikispeciesWikispecies , Aristolochia on WikipediaWikipedia , Aristolochia at The Plant List, or other References.

References

Aristolochia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Aristolochia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Aristolochia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Aristolochia on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Aristolochia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Aristolochia at Encyclopedia of Life
Aristolochia at the Tree of Life Web Project
Aristolochia at The Plant List

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