- aristolochiaceous
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/euh ris'tl oh'kee ay"sheuhs/, adj.[ < NL Aristolochi(a) genus name ( < Gk aristolócheia birthwort, lit., best childbirth, from the herb's supposed effects; see ARISTO-, LOCHIA) + -ACEOUS]
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Universalium. 2010.
aristolochiaceous
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