Birthwort

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Birthwort \Birth"wort`\, n.
     A genus of herbs and shrubs ({Aristolochia}), reputed to have
     medicinal properties.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  birthwort
       n : creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble
           fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and
           eastern North America [syn: {Aristolochia clematitis}]