BIRTHWORT

Meaning of BIRTHWORT in English

Pronunciation: - ˌ w ə rt, - ˌ wo ̇ rt

Function: noun

Date: 1551

: any of several herbs or woody vines (genus Aristolochia of the family Aristolochiaceae, the birthwort family) with aromatic roots used in folk medicine to aid childbirth

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

BIRTHWORT — noun Date: 1551 any of several herbs or woody vines (genus Aristolochia of the family Aristolochiaceae, the ~ family) with …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BIRTHWORT — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) 1. : any of several plants of the genus Aristolochia (as A. longa, A. pistolochia, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BIRTHWORT — (n.) A genus of herbs and shrubs (Aristolochia), reputed to have medicinal properties.
Английский словарь Webster
BIRTHWORT — ( n. ) A genus of herbs and shrubs (Aristolochia), reputed to have medicinal properties.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BIRTHWORT — /berrth"werrt', -wawrt'/ , n. 1. any of various plants of the genus Aristolochia, esp. A. clematitis, an Old World species …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BIRTHWORT — n. climbing plant with leaves in the shape of a heart said to facilitate childbirth; any of many other plants …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BIRTHWORT — noun Date: 1551 : any of several herbs or woody vines (genus Aristolochia of the family Aristolochiaceae, the birthwort family) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BIRTHWORT — noun a genus of herbs and shrubs (aristolochia), reputed to have medicinal properties.
Webster English vocab
BIRTHWORT — ■ noun a climbing or herbaceous plant with heart-shaped leaves, formerly used as an aid to childbirth and to induce …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BIRTHWORT — [birth.wort] n (1551): any of several herbs or woody vines (genus Aristolochia of the family Aristolochiaceae, the birthwort family) with …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIRTHWORT — any plant of the family Aristolochiaceae (order Aristolochiales), which contains five genera of mostly tropical woody vines and a few …
Britannica English vocabulary
BIRTHWORT — birthwort BrE AmE ˈbɜːθ wɜːt § -wɔːt AmE ˈbɝːθ wɝːt -wɔːrt ▷ birthwort|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BIRTHWORT — (ботаника) кирказон (Aristolochia) (ботаника) хохлатка, ряст (Corydalis)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BIRTHWORT — n бот. 1. кирказон ( Aristolochia ) 2. хохлатка, ряст ( Corydalis )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BIRTHWORT — (n) кирказон; хохлатка
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
BIRTHWORT — (0) ряст
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
BIRTHWORT — n бот. 1. кирказон ( Aristolochia ) 2. хохлатка, ряст ( Corydalis )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
BIRTHWORT — n бот. 1. кирказон ( Aristolochia ) 2. хохлатка, ряст ( Corydalis )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BIRTHWORT — бот. кирказон (Aristolochia)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
BIRTHWORT — бот. кирказон ( Aristolochia )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
BIRTHWORT — кирказон вьющийся, змеиный корень (Aristolochia serpentaria L.)
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
BIRTHWORT — (ботаника) кирказон (Aristolochia) (ботаника) хохлатка, ряст (Corydalis)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BIRTHWORT FAMILY — the plant family Aristolochiaceae, typified by mostly tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants, having alternate, heart-shaped leaves and flowers lacking …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WILD GINGER — noun Date: 1804 any of a genus ( Asarum ) of perennial low-growing herbs of the birthwort family with an …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VIRGINIA SNAKEROOT — noun Date: 1694 a birthwort ( Aristolochia serpentaria ) of the eastern United States with oblong leaves usually cordate at …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DUTCHMAN'S-PIPE — noun (plural ~s) Date: 1845 a vine ( Aristolochia durior syn. A. macrophylla ) of the birthwort family with large …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DUTCHMAN'S-PIPE — Climbing vine ( Aristolochia durior ), also called pipe vine, of the birthwort family (Aristolochiaceae), native to central and eastern …
Английский словарь Британика
VIRGINIA SNAKEROOT — noun also virginia serpentaria or virginia serpentary Usage: usually capitalized V : a birthwort ( Aristolochia serpentaria ) of the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TEXAS SNAKEROOT — noun Usage: usually capitalized T : a birthwort ( Aristolochia reticulata ) of the southwestern United States that resembles the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ARISTOLOCHIA — ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ at aristo- +ˈlōkēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, birthwort, from Greek aristolocheia, from aristo- + locheia …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ARISTOLOCHIACEOUS — /euh ris'tl oh'kee ay"sheuhs/ , adj. belonging to the Aristolochiaceae, the birthwort family of plants. Cf. birthwort family . [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ARISTOLOCHIALES — the birthwort order of flowering plants, containing one family, Aristolochiaceae, which consists of 10 genera and about 600 species. See …
Britannica English vocabulary

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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