dutchman's-pipe

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Definitions of dutchman's-pipe word

noun dutchman's-pipe a climbing vine, Aristolochia durior, of the birthwort family, having large, heart-shaped leaves and brownish-purple flowers of a curved form suggesting a tobacco pipe. 1
noun dutchman's-pipe a woody climbing plant, Aristolochia sipho, of the eastern US, cultivated for its greenish-brown mottled flowers, which are shaped like a curved pipe: family Aristolochiaceae 0
noun dutchman's-pipe any of several hardy, woody twining vines (genus Aristolochia) of the birthwort family having large, brownish or purple, U-shaped flowers with a pouchlike base 0

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1835-45

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