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‖ Aristolochia Bot.|ˌærɪstəʊˈləʊkɪə| Formerly also in 5–6 aristologia; and in Eng. form in 6 aristology, 6–7 aristoloch, -loche, 6–8 aristolochy. [a. med.L. aristologia (also Sp. and It.), and of F. aristoloche, 16th c. aristolochie, ad. L. aristolochīa, a. Gr. ἀριστολόχεια, -ία, f. ἀριστόλοχος well-born (from its repute in promoting childbirth).] A genus of shrubs, of which one species, A. Clēmatītis, the Common Birthwort, is found in Britain as an old escape from cultivation.
1398Trevisa Barth. De P.R. xvii. xiv. (1495) 612 Aristologia is a full medycynall herbe though it be bytter. 1541R. Copland Guydon's Quest. Cyrurg., With the rote of Arystologie, or of Affodylles. 1551Turner Herbal (1568) 43 The seconde kynd of aristolochia. 1578Lyte Dodoens 312 Sarrasines herbe or Astroloche..Long Aristoloche, Rounde Aristoloche. Ibid. 314 The long and rounde Aristolochias growe plentifully in Spayne..called in English Aristologia and of some Byrthwort. 1572L. Mascall Govt. Cattle (1627) 128 Of nettle seed, of Aristolochy, of ech 2 drams. 1585Lloyd Treas. Health D iii, Aristologye caryed upon a man cureth hym. 1601Holland Pliny II. 226 All the sort of these Aristolochies yeeld an aromaticall odour. 1607Topsell Four-f. Beasts 269 Aristoloch, otherwise called round Hartwort. ― Serpents 775 Long Aristolochie or Hartwort. 1725Bradley Fam. Dict., Aristolochy..is proper to bring away Women's After-burden in their Lying-in. 1854Badham Halieut. 21 Pliny records that all aristolochias yield an aromatic smell. |