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Definition of Aristolochia clematitis
1. Noun. Creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and eastern North America.
Group relationships: Aristolochia, Genus Aristolochia
Specialized synonyms: Aristolochia Durior, Aristolochia Macrophylla, Dutchman's-pipe, Pipe Vine, Aristolochia Serpentaria, Virginia Serpentaria, Virginia Serpentary, Virginia Snakeroot
Generic synonyms: Vine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aristolochia Clematitis
Literary usage of Aristolochia clematitis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Anton Kerner von Marilaun, F. W. Oliver (1895)
"Aristolochia cordata. s Aristolochia clematitis; the lowermost flower is i:i'i>
... Longitudinal section of a flower of Aristolochia clematitis; within the ..."
2. Natural Theology: Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity by William Paley (1860)
"An instance of this may be seen in the aristolochia clematitis. "According to
Professor Willdenow, the flower of this plant is so formed, that the anthers ..."
3. Organography of Plants, Especially of the Archegoniata and Spermaphyta by Karl Eberhard Goebel (1905)
"In the leaf-axils of Aristolochia clematitis we find a number of flowers arranged
in two zigzag rows. The oldest is furthest from the leaf-axil. ..."
4. The Chemical Gazette, Or, Journal of Practical Chemistry, in All Its by William Francis, Henry Croft (1850)
"On the Constituents of Aristolochia clematitis. By FL WINCKLER. The author gives
the following preliminary notice respecting the volatile oil and the bitter ..."
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