aristolochiaceous

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

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adjective

belonging to the Aristolochiaceae, the birthwort family of plants.

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Word History and Origins

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

aristocratic Aristophanes

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