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ARISTOLOCHIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Birthworts; Dutchman's-pipe

Synonyms:

Aristolochia; genus Aristolochia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Aristolochia" is a kind of...):

dicot genus; magnoliopsid genus (genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination)

Meronyms (members of "Aristolochia"):

Aristolochia clematitis; birthwort (creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and eastern North America)

Holonyms ("Aristolochia" is a member of...):

Aristolochiaceae; birthwort family; family Aristolochiaceae (family of birthworts (including wild ginger))

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