Dutchman's-pipe

n (Plants) 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

Dutch′man's-pipe′

n. 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. [1835–45]

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Dutchman's-pipe - hardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipeAristolochia durior, Aristolochia macrophylla, pipe vineAristolochia clematitis, birthwort - creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and eastern North America

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see birthwortbirthwort
, common name for the Aristolochiaceae, a family of shrubs and woody climbing vines found in the tropics and other warm regions. The largest genus, Aristolochia, includes several plants cultivated in the United States as medicinals (e.g.
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noun hardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipe

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