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单词 dutchman's-pipe
释义

Dutchman's-pipe

[ duhch-muhnz-pahyp ]
/ ˈdʌtʃ 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 of Dutchman's-pipe

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Words nearby Dutchman's-pipe

Dutch lap, Dutch lunch, Dutchman, Dutchman's-breeches, Dutchman's log, Dutchman's-pipe, Dutch mattress, Dutch medicine, Dutch metal, Dutch New Guinea, Dutch oven
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British Dictionary definitions for Dutchman's-pipe

Dutchman's-pipe

noun

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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