birthwort

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birthwort

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From birth + wort, as it was formerly used medicinally to treat mothers suffering illnesses associated with childbirth.

noun birthworts

  1. countable, uncountable Any plant of the genus Aristolochia.

    Similar: pipevine, Dutchman's pipe

  2. countable, uncountable Birthroot (Trillium erectum).

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@misc{birthwort_2026,
  title = {birthwort},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/birthwort},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}