birthwortn.

Brit.

/ˈbəːθwəːt/, U.S.

/ˈbərθˌwərt/,

/ˈbərθˌwɔrt/

Forms: see birth n.¹ and wort n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: birth n.¹, wort n.¹

Etymology: < birth n.¹ + wort n.¹; so called with reference to the plant's supposed medicinal property of promoting childbirth (compare Aristolochia n.).

Botany.

Originally: any of several European plants of the genus Aristolochia having roots used to promote contraction of the uterus and for various other medicinal purposes; †the root of any of these plants (obsolete). In later use more generally: any plant of the genus Aristolochia. Frequently with distinguishing word.The genus Aristolochia comprises shrubs, lianas, and perennial herbaceous plants having strangely shaped flowers, some of which were thought to resemble the pregnant uterus. The species most commonly used medicinally were probably A. rotunda and A. clematitis.round birthwort: see the first element.

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Aristolochiaa1398

astrologiaa1425

round aristolochia?a1425

Saracen's mint1526

sarazine1526

heartwort1548

round heartwort1548

birthwort1551

round birthwort1551

Saracen's herb1585

Saracen's birth-wort1597

clematite1712

swan-plant1841

serpent-withe1864

1551 W. Turner New Herball sig. D.vj It may be called in Englyshe, rounde hart wurt.., or round byrthwurte: because it helpeth wymen to brynge furth theyr byrth.

1640 J. Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum ii. lxiii. 290 Of these Birthworts, Dioscorides and Galen have made onely three sorts, which are the round, the long, and the running Birthworts.

1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 44 The long Birthwort is a Root like a Radish.

1803 A. F. M. Willich & J. Mease Domest. Encycl. (Amer. ed.) IV. 514/2 Another species of Aristolochia (A. Sipho) or pipe-vine, is a curious species of Birthwort, and abounds near the town of Pittsburgh, in Pennsylvania.

1927 Travel Nov. 24/2 European flowers magnified a thousand times—the begonias of our plateaux, saxifrages, maidenhair, birthwort, and others.

2008 Nat. Liberty (Sage-Femme Collective) 121 Birthwort has been relegated to the back of the shelf because of safety issues.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	birthwort
释义	birthwortn. Brit. /ˈbəːθwəːt/, U.S. /ˈbərθˌwərt/, /ˈbərθˌwɔrt/ Forms: see birth n.¹ and wort n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: birth n.¹, wort n.¹ Etymology: < birth n.¹ + wort n.¹; so called with reference to the plant's supposed medicinal property of promoting childbirth (compare Aristolochia n.). Botany. Originally: any of several European plants of the genus Aristolochia having roots used to promote contraction of the uterus and for various other medicinal purposes; †the root of any of these plants (obsolete). In later use more generally: any plant of the genus Aristolochia. Frequently with distinguishing word.The genus Aristolochia comprises shrubs, lianas, and perennial herbaceous plants having strangely shaped flowers, some of which were thought to resemble the pregnant uterus. The species most commonly used medicinally were probably A. rotunda and A. clematitis.round birthwort: see the first element. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > birthwort > [noun] Aristolochiaa1398 astrologiaa1425 round aristolochia?a1425 Saracen's mint1526 sarazine1526 heartwort1548 round heartwort1548 birthwort1551 round birthwort1551 Saracen's herb1585 Saracen's birth-wort1597 clematite1712 swan-plant1841 serpent-withe1864 1551 W. Turner New Herball sig. D.vj It may be called in Englyshe, rounde hart wurt.., or round byrthwurte: because it helpeth wymen to brynge furth theyr byrth. 1640 J. Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum ii. lxiii. 290 Of these Birthworts, Dioscorides and Galen have made onely three sorts, which are the round, the long, and the running Birthworts. 1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 44 The long Birthwort is a Root like a Radish. 1803 A. F. M. Willich & J. Mease Domest. Encycl. (Amer. ed.) IV. 514/2 Another species of Aristolochia (A. Sipho) or pipe-vine, is a curious species of Birthwort, and abounds near the town of Pittsburgh, in Pennsylvania. 1927 Travel Nov. 24/2 European flowers magnified a thousand times—the begonias of our plateaux, saxifrages, maidenhair, birthwort, and others. 2008 Nat. Liberty (Sage-Femme Collective) 121 Birthwort has been relegated to the back of the shelf because of safety issues. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1551
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