birthwort

English

Wikispecies

A white birthwort. (Trillium erectum). Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania.

Etymology

birth +‎ wort, since formerly used medicinally in cases of difficult childbirth.

Noun

birthwort (countable and uncountable, plural birthworts)

Certain plant species of the genus Aristolochia.
Birthroot, Trillium erectum

Synonyms

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Dutchman's pipe, pipevines

Derived terms

Cuban birthwort - Aristolochia glandulosa

Translations

Aristolochia

Finnish: piippuköynnös (fi)
French: aristoloche (fr) f
German: Osterluzei (de) f
Italian: vellutino (it) m

Polish: kokornak m
Portuguese: aristolóquia f
Russian: кирказо́н (ru) m (kirkazón), аристоло́хия f (aristolóxija)

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