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Dutchman's-pipe

American  
[duhch-muhnz-pahyp] / ˈdʌtʃ mənzˈpaɪp /

noun

  1. 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.

Dutchman's-pipe British  

noun

  1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of Dutchman's-pipe

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

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