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birthwort

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any plant of the genus Aristolochia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pipevine, Dutchman's pipe

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Birthroot (Trillium erectum).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and eastern North America

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Aristolochia clematitis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vine

Narrower terms: Dutchman's-pipe, pipe vine, Aristolochia macrophylla, Aristolochia durior, Virginia snakeroot, Virginia serpentaria, Virginia serpentary, Aristolochia serpentaria

History

Etymology

From birth + wort, as it was formerly used medicinally to treat mothers suffering illnesses associated with childbirth.

Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: زَرَاوَنْد (zarāwand) — Aristolochia
  • Azerbaijani: zəravənd — Aristolochia
  • Bulgarian: въ́лча я́бълка (vǎ́lča jábǎlka) — Aristolochia
  • Chuvash: улма-ути (ulma-ut̬i) — Aristolochia
  • Crimean Tatar: loksaotı — Aristolochia
  • Czech: podražec — Aristolochia
  • Finnish: piippuköynnös — Aristolochia
  • French: aristoloche — Aristolochia
  • German: Osterluzei — Aristolochia
  • German: Pfeifenblume — Aristolochia
  • German: Pfeifenwinde — Aristolochia
  • Greek: αριστολοχία (aristolochía) — Aristolochia
  • Ancient Greek: ἀριστολόχεια (aristolókheia) — Aristolochia
  • Italian: vellutino — Aristolochia
  • Kazakh: жұрекше (jūrekşe) — Aristolochia
  • Kazakh: жиренше (jirenşe) — Aristolochia
  • Kazakh: құсықшөп (qūsyqşöp) — Aristolochia
  • Persian: زراوند (zarâvand) — Aristolochia
  • Polish: kokornak — Aristolochia
  • Portuguese: aristolóquia — Aristolochia
  • Romanian: mărul-lupului — Aristolochia
  • Romanian: remf — Aristolochia
  • Romanian: lingura popii (Banat) — Aristolochia
  • Romanian: păsulică (Banat) — Aristolochia
  • Romanian: lepădătoare (Banat) — Aristolochia
  • Romanian: ghemele popii (Banat) — Aristolochia
  • Romanian: boașele popii — Aristolochia
  • Romanian: cucurbețică — Aristolochia
  • Romanian: curcubețică — Aristolochia
  • Romanian: cucurbețea — Aristolochia
  • Romanian: curcubețea (Moldova) — Aristolochia
  • Russian: кирказо́н (kirkazón) — Aristolochia
  • Russian: аристоло́хия (aristolóxija) — Aristolochia
  • Serbo-Croatian: ву̏чја сто̀па — Aristolochia
  • Serbo-Croatian: ву̏чја ја̏бука — Aristolochia
  • Serbo-Croatian: vȕčja stòpa — Aristolochia
  • Serbo-Croatian: vȕčja jȁbuka — Aristolochia
  • Slovak: vlkovec — Aristolochia
  • Spanish: aristoloquia — Aristolochia
  • Tajik: зарованд (zarovand) — Aristolochia
  • Tatar: алма үлэне (alma ülʹene) — Aristolochia
  • Turkish: zeravent — Aristolochia
  • Turkish: lohusa otu — Aristolochia
  • Turkish: loğusa otu — Aristolochia
  • Turkish: kabakulak otu — Aristolochia
  • Turkish: pipo çiçeği — Aristolochia
  • Ukrainian: хвилівни́к (xvylivnýk) — Aristolochia
  • Ukrainian: кірказо́н (kirkazón) — Aristolochia
  • Uyghur: زىراۋەندە (zirawende) — Aristolochia