aristolochiaceous

[ uh-ris-tl-oh-kee-ey-shuhs ]

/ əˌrɪs tlˌoʊ kiˈeɪ ʃəs /

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adjective

belonging to the Aristolochiaceae, the birthwort family of plants.

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Compare birthwort family.

Origin of aristolochiaceous

<New Latin Aristolochi(a) genus name (<Greek aristolócheia birthwort, literally, best childbirth, from the herb's supposed effects; see aristo-, lochia) + -aceous

Words nearby aristolochiaceous

Aristippus, aristo, aristocracy, aristocrat, aristocratic, aristolochiaceous, Aristophanes, Aristophanes of Byzantium, Aristoteles, Aristotelian, Aristotelianism