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mənzˈpaɪp noun
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.
Origin:
1835–45, Americanism
1835–45, Americanism
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| Dutchman's-pipe | |
| —n | |
| a woody climbing plant, Aristolochia sipho, of the eastern US, cultivated for its greenish-brown mottled flowers, which are shaped like a curved pipe: family Aristolochiaceae | |
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Dutchman's-pipe
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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