Dutchman's-pipe


Dutchman's–pipe

noun \-ˈpīp\
plural Dutchman's–pipes\-ˈpīps\

Definition of DUTCHMAN'S-PIPE

: a vine (Aristolochia durior syn. A. macrophylla) of the birthwort family with large leaves and early summer flowers having the tube of the calyx curved like the bowl of a pipe

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First Known Use of DUTCHMAN'S-PIPE

1845

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