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Definition of birthwort in English: birthwortnoun ˈbəːθwəːt A climbing or herbaceous plant that typically has heart-shaped leaves and deep-throated, pipe-shaped flowers. It was formerly used as an aid to childbirth and to induce abortion. 铁线莲状马兜铃，催生草 Genus Aristolochia, family Aristolochiaceae Example sentencesExamples - The three groups of paleoherbs are Aristolochiales (birthwort, Dutchman's pipe), Piperales (pepper vine, lizard's tails), and Nymphaeales (lotus, waterlilies).
- The female common birdwing lays single eggs, which she attaches to the surface of the Indian birthwort leaves.
- Certainly, Europeans were familiar with Dutchmans pipes or birthworts - Aristolochia clematitis was employed as an ‘aid’ to women in labor until the late 1800s.
- Many of the plant relicts are members of old families: heathers, orchids, honeysuckles, birthworts, and lillies.
- Member of the genus Aristolochia are also called birthworts and are occasionally encountered in herbal preparations as a remedy for various ailments as well as to ease the pain of childbirth.
- The ancient Greek herbalists thought that plants belonging to this genus facilitated childbirth, hence the common name, birthwort.
Definition of birthwort in US English: birthwortnoun A climbing or herbaceous plant that typically has heart-shaped leaves and deep-throated, pipe-shaped flowers. It was formerly used as an aid to childbirth and to induce abortion. 铁线莲状马兜铃，催生草 Genus Aristolochia, family Aristolochiaceae Example sentencesExamples - Many of the plant relicts are members of old families: heathers, orchids, honeysuckles, birthworts, and lillies.
- The female common birdwing lays single eggs, which she attaches to the surface of the Indian birthwort leaves.
- The three groups of paleoherbs are Aristolochiales (birthwort, Dutchman's pipe), Piperales (pepper vine, lizard's tails), and Nymphaeales (lotus, waterlilies).
- The ancient Greek herbalists thought that plants belonging to this genus facilitated childbirth, hence the common name, birthwort.
- Member of the genus Aristolochia are also called birthworts and are occasionally encountered in herbal preparations as a remedy for various ailments as well as to ease the pain of childbirth.
- Certainly, Europeans were familiar with Dutchmans pipes or birthworts - Aristolochia clematitis was employed as an ‘aid’ to women in labor until the late 1800s.
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