birthwort

A white birthwort. (Trillium erectum). Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania.

Meaning

Noun

Any plant species of the genus Aristolochia.
Birthroot, Trillium erectum

Origin

birth + wort, since formerly used medicinally in cases of difficult childbirth.

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