birthwort

[ burth-wurt, -wawrt ]

noun
  1. any of various plants of the genus Aristolochia, especially A. clematitis, an Old World species reputed to facilitate childbirth.: Compare birthwort family.

  2. any of various other plants believed to aid childbirth.

Origin of birthwort

1
First recorded in 1545–55; birth + wort2

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birthwort

/ (ˈbɜːθˌwɜːt) /


noun
  1. any of several climbing plants of the genus Aristolochia, esp A. clematitis of Europe, once believed to ease childbirth: family Aristolochiaceae

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