BIRTHWORT

Meaning of BIRTHWORT in English

■ noun a climbing or herbaceous plant with heart-shaped leaves, formerly used as an aid to childbirth and to induce abortion. [Genus Aristolochia .]

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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 …
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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.
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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 )
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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)
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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)
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BIRTHWORT — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ w ə rt, - ˌ wo ̇ rt Function: noun Date: 1551 : any of several …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
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

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