Definition of Birthwort. Meaning of Birthwort. Synonyms of Birthwort

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Definition of Birthwort

Birthwort
Birthwort Birth"wort`, n. A genus of herbs and shrubs (Aristolochia), reputed to have medicinal properties.

Meaning of Birthwort from wikipedia

- genus of the family Aristolochiaceae. Its members are commonly known as birthwort, pipevine or Dutchman's pipe and are widespread and occur in the most...
- Aristolochia tagala is commonly known as Indian birthwort and locally as Dutchman's pipe. It is widely distributed: the distribution is from the Himalaya...
- The Aristolochiaceae (English: /əˌrɪstəˈloʊkiəsii/) are a family, the birthwort family, of flowering plants with seven genera and about 400 known species...
- Aristolochia clematitis, the (European) birthwort, is a twining herbaceous plant in the family Aristolochiaceae, which is native to Europe. The leaves...
- Asarum is a genus of plants in the birthwort family Aristolochiaceae, commonly known as wild ginger. Asarum is the genitive plural of the Latin āsa (an...
- Aristolochia rotunda, commonly known as smearwort or round-leaved birthwort, is a herbaceous perennial plant native to Southern Europe. The genus name...
- mistakenly identified as "hollyhock", the "aoi" actually belongs to the birthwort family and translates as "wild ginger"—Asarum) is one of the three main...
- Trillium (trillium, wakerobin, toadshade, tri flower, birthroot, birthwort, and sometimes "wood lily") is a genus of about fifty flowering plant species...
- (the swallowtails). It is found in the Philippines. Food plants include birthwort (Aristolochia) species. The species was named for Otto von Kotzebue, commander...
- has historically led to many deaths and severe illnesses. For instance, birthwort (so-called because of its resemblance to the uterus) was once used widely...