Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: birthwort  'burth,wurt
  1. Creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble foetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and eastern North America
    - Aristolochia clematitis

Derived forms: birthworts

Type of: vine

Part of: Aristolochia, genus Aristolochia

Encyclopedia: Birthwort