Dutchman's-pipe

Dutchman's-pipe
/duch"meuhnz puyp"/, n.
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.
[1835-45, Amer.]

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Climbing vine (Aristolochia durior), also called pipe vine, of the birthwort family (Aristolochiaceae), native to central and eastern North America.

It bears heart-shaped or kidney-shaped leaves and yellowish-brown or purplish-brown tubular flowers resembling a curved pipe. Exhibiting rapid growth, Dutchman's-pipe is often planted as a screen or an ornamental on porches and arbors.

Dutchman's-pipe (Aristolochia durior).

A.J. Huxley

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▪ plant
also called  pipe vine (species Aristolochia durior) 

      climbing vine of the birthwort family (Aristolochiaceae), native to central and eastern North America. The heart-shaped or kidney-shaped leaves are about 15 to 35 cm (about 6 to 14 inches) wide. The yellowish brown or purplish brown tubular flowers resemble a curved pipe and are about 8 cm (3 inches) long. Dutchman's-pipe is a rapid grower that is often planted as a screen or an ornamental on porches and arbours.

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