dutchman's-pipe
2 definitions found
dutchman's-pipe - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Dutchman's-pipe \Dutchman's-pipe\ n.
a hardy deciduous American vine (Aristolochia durior)
having large, heart-shaped leaves and bearing brownish-purple
flowers which have their calyx tubes curved like the bowl of
a tobacco pipe. Formerly classified as Aristolochia Sipho.
Syn: pipe vine, Aristolochia macrophylla, Aristolochia durior
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[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
dutchman's-pipe - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :
Dutchman's-pipe
n 1: hardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with
the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipe [syn:
Dutchman's-pipe, pipe vine, Aristolochia macrophylla,
Aristolochia durior]
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